Portrayal
of
animals
in
poor
form
or
display
of
any
form
of
harm
towards
them
in
movies
has
surely
become
an
issue
of
major
concern
globally.
And
now
it
seems
like
Zoya
Akhtar
is
also
pulling
some
attention
from
animal
lovers
for
the
same
reason.
Zoya,
who
is
busy
filming
the
multi
starrer
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara
(starring
Hrithik
Roshan,
Katrina
Kaif,
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Abhay
Deol),
seems
to
be
in
the
eye
of
a
controversy
now.
Reason?
Well,
she
shot
the
bull-running
matches
in
Spain
alongwith
the
starcast,
as
a
requisite
of
the
script.
After
learning
from
People
for
the
Ethical
Treatment
of
Animals
(PETA)
India
that
the
upcoming
motion
picture
Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara
is
set
to
include
a
scene
showing
the
running
of
the
bulls,
the
talented
Spanish-American
singer,
actor,
comedian
and
guitarist
Charo
sent
a
letter
to
the
film's
director,
Zoya
Akhtar.
The
letter
urges
Akhtar
to
open
her
heart
and
cut
out
any
scenes
glorifying
the
running
of
the
bulls.
For
the
uninitiated,
Charo,
who
is
beloved
in
the
US
and
Spain,
is
also
a
vocal
opponent
of
bullfighting
and
recently
starred
in
a
video
public
service
announcement
for
PETA
US
to
speak
out
against
it.
Story first published: Thursday, September 2, 2010, 16:23 [IST]