Single screen theatres, multiplexes won’t show ‘My Name Is Khan’

Spicezee Bureau

Mumbai: With the ongoing spat between Shiv Sena and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan refusing to die down, sixty percent of single screen theatres and various multiplex theatres here have finally decided that they won’t screen Shah Rukh’s latest flick ‘My Name Is Khan’ in Mumbai. Incidentally, Shah Rukh Khan is under attack from Shiv Sena for his views on the inclusion of Pakistani players in the forthcoming IPL. Sena has been demanding that the Badshaah of Bollywood should apologise for his comments but SRK has refused to do so. Meanwhile, the Maharashtra police have chalked out some proactive measures to counter any rowdiness. They have issued an advisory, which directs all cinema owners to let the first three rows of the theatre as vacant. They also intend to deploy more security and police personnel outside all entry and exit points in all the theatres and cinema houses which will be the running the Shah Rukh starrer ‘My Name is Khan’. Earlier, filmmaker Karan Johar met the Mumbai Police Commissioner D Sivanandan seeking adequate security and protection for everyone associated with film. The police assured him and even promised that there will not be any disturbance whatsoever at the time of the movie’s release. But the ground reality appears to be different and looks like heading for a showdown.