In
spite
of
the
threat
from
the
Shiv
Sena
and
the
Vishwa
Hindu
Parishad
(VHP)
to
ban
My
Name
is
Khan,
featuring
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Kajol,
producer
Karan
Johar
is
determined
to
release
it
as
scheduled
this
Friday
(February
12).
And
the
good
news
is
that
advance
booking
of
the
film
is
good.
The
Mumbai
Police
Commissioner
D
Sivanandan
has
assured
protection
to
the
theatres
screening
My
Name
is
Khan
this
Friday.
Karan
Johar
said
that
the
film
would
be
released
as
scheduled,
as
they
have
got
personal
assurance
from
the
police.
He
added
that
the
advance
booking,
which
was
opened
yesterday,
would
remain
open
today.
The
filmmaker
met
the
police
chief
along
with
the
film's
distributor,
FOX
Searchlight
and
multiplex
owners.
The
Shiv
Sena
had
earlier
threatened
to
ban
the
release
My
Name
is
Khan
in
Mumbai
following
Shahrukh's
statement
that
the
Pakistani
cricketers
should
be
included
in
the
IPL
and
that
Mumbai
is
for
all
Indians.
Bal
Thackeray,
the
chief
of
the
party,
has
hinted
that
they
would
lift
the
ban
but
the
VHP
has
jumped
in
to
do
more
damage
to
the
film.
They
have
called
for
a
nation-wide
boycott
of
the
film
and
called
Shahrukh
a
'traitor.'