Charan Singh

Sikh

Shah Rukh Khan

Kirpan

Zero Vs Mauli clash averted: Shah Rukh Khan touched by Riteish Deshmukh’s kind gesture Bollywood seems to be getting wiser about the negative effects of movies clashing at the box office. The latest stars to get the point are Shah Rukh Khan and Riteish Deshmukh. SRK publicly thanked the younger man for changing the release date of his film Mauli so that Zero can have a solo release.

Congress leaderSapra alleged Tuesday that a scene in the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer upcoming film Zero hurts the sentiments of thecommunity, and it should be removed. The Aanand L Rai-directed film is set to release on December 21.Sapra, who is vice president of Mumbai Congress, said he has written to the Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone 7 (Mulund area) in this regard.He has also written to the film's producers, demanding that the 'offensive' content be removed, he said.The trailer of the film shows's character wearing 'Gatra' and making mockery of it in a comic scene, he claimed.The Kirpan has its own sanctity in the Sikh religion and is worn only by baptised Sikhs, Sapra said."I received many complaints that the manner in which the Kirpan is used in the film amounts to ridiculing and hurting our religious sentiments," said the former Member of Maharashtra Legislative Council.Police should register a case against the producers under IPC section 295 (a) (hurting religious sentiments), he said, warning of protests otherwise.Spokespersons of the film's producers refused to comment on the issue when contacted.