This Article is From Dec 29, 2014

Unlike LK Advani, VHP Not Fans of Aamir Khan's PK

Unlike LK Advani, VHP Not Fans of Aamir Khan's PK

A still from PK.

New Delhi: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), a right-wing Hindu nationalist non-governmental organization, recently said that actor Aamir Khan's recently released film PK has several scenes that hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and has written to the information and broadcasting ministry demanding a curb on such movies and "changing the character of the censor board".

In a letter to the ministry, VHP said "the movie has been made to hurt and provoke Hindu religious sentiments". The letter, signed by VHP spokespersons Vinod Bansal and Vijay Shankar Tiwari, referred to some scenes in the movie and said some similar movies "targeting Hindu practices" have been made in the past which have been ignored by the censor board.

"It is requested that such films are stopped and character of institutions like censor board, which approve such movies, is corrected," the letter said.

Mr Bansal said police complaints have been filed in many parts of the country against the movie by people who have taken objection to its contents.v However, senior BJP leader LK Advani has hailed the movie as a "wonderful and courageous film". A movie buff, LK Advani recently watched the film, which is directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

PK, which opened to five star reviews, has collected over Rs 200 crore so far. The film also features actors Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt and Sushant Singh Rajput.
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