Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan's movie Kedarnath has again landed in controversy. Few days after the teaser of the movie was dropped online, priests of Uttarakhand's Chardham have demanded a blanket ban of the movie citing various reasons. According to them, the movie promotes 'love jihad' and hurts Hindu religious sentiments. Kedarnath, directed by Abhishek Kapoor marks the debut of Saif Ali Khan's daughter Sara Ali Khan. Earlier, the movie was trapped in the tussle between the producers and director.
Those protesting have warned to start an agitation against the movie if the ban is not imposed. ''We will launch an agitation if the movie is not banned as we have been told that it hurts the Hindu religious sentiments by promoting 'love jihad,'' the chairman of the Kedarnath priests, Vinod Shukla said.
The chairman claimed the locals are also against the film as there are vulgar dance sequences which have been shot around the shrine. A BJP leader Ajendra Ajay was quoted by India Today as saying, ''The movie appears to be an effort to promote love jihad. Couldn't the director find a single Hindu name or character for the main lead? Also, kissing and romantic scenes in a holy place worshipped by crores of people is a sign of disrespect to the religion."
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Kedarnath is set in the backdrop of massive Uttarakhand floods that struck the holy town in 2013. The movie is slated to release on December 7.
On a related note, Sara Ali Khan will also be seen in Rohit Shetty's Simmba, co-starring Ranveer Singh. Meanwhile, Sushant has two films lined up- Kizzie Aur Manny and Chichore.
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