Bollywood actor John Abraham has landed in legal trouble, yet again. A complaint has been filed in Hyderabad against his upcoming film 'Satyameva Jayate' for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Shia community.
Syed Ali Jafri, who is the general secretary of the BJP Minority Front, has alleged that the recently-released trailer of the film portrays the religious procession of Muharram in a bad light, according to a report by National Herald.
He was quoted as saying, “There is one shot in the trailer which shows the festival of Muharram and it depicts a scene of Matam (self-flagellation). The actor is later shown committing a murder following Matam. This has hurt our sentiments.”
Jafri has requested the local branch of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to transfer the complaint to their head office in Mumbai. He wants the scene to be altogether removed from the film and has reportedly threatened to stage protests and not let the film release on August 15 if their demands are not met.
Directed by Milap Milan Zaveri and produced by T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar and Nikhhil Advani, Satyameva Jayate also stars Manoj Bajpayee and is scheduled to hit the screens on August 15.
