It"s
normal
to
hear
of
animal
rights
activists
protesting
against
the
abuse
of
animals.
But
this
heated
afternoon,
Mumbai
saw
hundreds
of
pigeons
flock
outside
Sony
Music"s
offices
to
protest
against
the
director
Mrighdeep
Singh
Lamba"s
soon-to-be
released
Teen
Thay
Bhai.
Sources
tell
us
that
the
film"s
title
track
is
called
'Pigeon
Kabootar".
This
makes
it
the
second
time
a
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
film
has
a
song
named
after
pigeons.
The
entire
city"s
pigeon
community
is
infuriated
with
the
film"s
actors
Om
Puri,
Shreyas
Talpade
&
Deepak
Dobriyal,
director,
Mrighdeep
Lamba
and
producer,
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra.
According
to
the
Spokespigeon,
the
pigeon
community
has
been
an
easy
target
for
Bollywood.
“From
the
song
'Kabootar
jaa
jaa" to
'Hurrrr"
scene
of
Dilwale
Dulhaniya
Le
Jayenge,
Bollywood
has
never
shied
from
using
pigeon
names
seeking
box
office
hits.
Every
movie
associated
with
us
has
topped
the
box
office
but
neither
have
we
got
a
share
of
the
profits
nor
due
recognition!"
The
spokespigeon
commented
in
a
hastily
prepared
statement
for
the
media
after
hearing
the
song
“We
demand
an
apology".
Pigeons
have
formed
an
important
part
of
Mumbai"s
ecology.
And
taking
this
racial
profiling
seriously,
they
have
threatened
to
stop
their
services
to
the
city
and
migrate
to
the
Trafalgar
Square
in
London.
Sources
say
that
the
authorities
of
Trafalgar
Square,
London,
have
already
sent
an
invite
to
our
local
pigeons
and
they
are
taking
the
offer
seriously.
“First
'Masakali"
and
now
'Pigeon
Kabootar",
such
a
renowned
filmmaker
misusing
us
like
this
is
nothing
but
racial
profiling.
Our
community
feels
threatened
here!"
the
spokespigeon
commented.
While
the
producer
of
Teen
Thay
Bhai,
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra,
was
unavailable
for
comment,
everyone
is
anxious
to
know
what
his
reaction
on
this
protest
will
be!
But
the
bigger
question
is
whether
the
hard-working
pigeons
will
manage
to
restore
their
prestige
and
racial
right
and
(if
at
all)
what
will
the
compensation
be?