Zero Controversy: Petition In HC Against Shahrukh Khan For Hurting Religious Sentiments
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking action against actor Shahrukh Khan and makers of the film Zero for allegedly hurting sentiments of the Sikh community.
A
petition
has
been
filed
in
the
Bombay
High
Court
seeking
action
against
actor
Shahrukh
Khan
and
makers
of
the
film
Zero
for
allegedly
hurting
sentiments
of
the
Sikh
community.
Petitioner
Amritpal
Singh
Khalsa,
an
advocate,
has
sought
action
against
the
actor
and
the
film's
producers
Gauri
Khan
and
Karuna
Badwal,
directorAanand
L
Rai,
Red
Chillies
Entertainment
Pvt
Ltd
and
the
Central
Board
for
Film
Certification's
(CBFC)chairperson
and
CEO.
The
petition,
filed
on
Tuesday,
refers
to
the
film's
trailer
in
which
Shah
Rukh
is
seen
wearing
a
vest
and
shorts,
with
a
garland
of
Rs
500
notes
around
his
neck
and
a
'kirpan'
in
gatra
tied
diagonally
across
his
body.
Khalsa
took
exception
to
this
scene
and
referred
to
the
historical
and
cultural
importance
of
kirpan
(a
sword
or
small
dagger
carried
by
Sikhs).
In
his
petition,
Khalsa
said
a
kirpan
is
worn
after
taking
'rehat
maryada'
(conversion
to
Sikhism).
The
petition
has
sought
a
direction
to
the
police
to
initiate
action
against
Shah
Rukh
and
others
under
Indian
Penal
Code
section
295
(A),
pertaining
to
deliberate
and
malicious
acts
intended
to
outrage
religious
feelings
or
beliefs.
It
has
also
sought
a
direction
to
the
censor
board
to
cancel
the
movie's
certification,
a
direction
to
the
film's
makers
to
remove
the
particular
scene
and
an
interim
stay
on
the
trailer.
The
petition
is
likely
to
come
up
for
hearing
on
November
19,
according
to
the
high
court's
website.