On
Saturday
evening
after
the
pack-up,
a
part
of
Salman"s
Ready
crew
in
Sri
Lanka
took
off
to
see
Mani
Ratnam"s
Raavan
featuring
Abhishek
Bachchan,
Vikram
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan.
Salman
Khan
was
also
asked
to
accompany
the
excited
group
of
actors
and
technicians.
Says
a
source,
“Initially
Salman
did
show
interest
in
the
film.
But
when
it
was
time
to
accompany
the
rest
of
the
Ready
unit,
Salman
opted
out
because
of
the
controversial
nature
of
the
subject
and
also
the
fact
that
he
has
earned
the
wrath
of
the
Tamilians
by
endorsing
and
visiting
Sri
Lanka
twice
in
a
month."
More
importantly
Raavan
is
worshipped
by
certain
sections
of
the
Sri
Lankan
people
and
the
film
did
raise
hackles
when
released
in
Sri
Lanka.
Understandably,
Salman
was
advised
against
accompanying
his
friends
for
Raavan.
Mahesh
Manjrekar
who"s
shooting
with
Salman
in
Sri
Lanka
confirms
the
fact
that
Salman
did
not
accompany
him
and
the
others
who
saw
Raavan
on
Saturday.
“I
went
with
my
friends.
But
it
went
very
peacefully.
I
had
also
heard
that
the
Sri
Lankans
were
offended
by
the
way
Raavan
was
depicted.
But
there
were
500
people
in
the
theatre
and
they
watched
in
rapt
attention."
Since
the
movie
theatres
in
Sri
Lanka
do
not
allow
edibles,
Manjrekar
and
his
friends
had
taken
their
own
snacks.
“We
had
a
good
time.
We
wish
that
Salman
had
accompanied
us."