First shows of MNK canceled in Gujarat, screened then after

Gujarat Multiplex Owners Association today decided to cancel all first shows of Shahrukh Khan’s film ‘My name is Khan’. However the booking for second show was started and then shows were screened normally.

On Friday morning the Bajrang Dal activists removed film ‘My name is Khan’ posters and banner at Ashram road based City Gold. Police detained 10 Bajrang Dal activists. A group of MahaGujarat Janata Party workers protested the release of film ‘My name is Khan’ at Apsara theatre in Maninagar area.

A group of Shi Sena activists led by Umesh Engineer tried to disrupt film My name is Khan’s show in Ahmedabad’s Fun Republic multiplex but the police deployed there detained the Shiv Sainiks outside the multiplex and took them to Satellite police station.

In another incident, a group of activists protested the release of the film in front of Rajkot based Crystal mall by burning Pakistan’s flag.

The film was peacefully released in Vadodara and also in Surat but there were some protests in north Gujarat’s Palanpur and Deesa. The police in Surat was deployed outside the Vishwa Hindu Parishad office and prevented VHP workers to move out. The film was prevented from screening in north Gujarat’s Patan city at two theatres. Shiv Sainiks were arrested while protests in Surendranagar and Navsari also.