It's
known
to
all
that
a
couple
of
days
ago,
Deepika
Padukone
had
visited
JNU
to
show
her
solidarity
with
the
students,
who
were
attacked
by
the
masked
goons
inside
the
campus
on
the
last
Sunday
(January
5,
2020).
However,
ever
since
Deepika
has
made
her
political
stand
loud
and
clear,
many
people
have
shared
their
opinion
over
her
JNU
visit.
While
some
are
proud
of
her,
some
are
disappointed
with
her.
Amidst
all
the
mixed
reactions,
many
decided
to
boycott
her
latest
release,
Chhapaak.
In
fact,
a
section
of
BJP
leaders,
including
South
Delhi
MP
Ramesh
Bidhuri,
have
given
a
call
to
boycott
the
movie
after
her
JNU
visit.
Seeing
the
negativity
around
Chhapaak,
Delhi
Congress
leaders
decided
to
support
Deepika
and
arranged
a
special
screening
of
the
movie
for
students
in
Daryaganj
area
in
New
Delhi
on
Friday.
Speaking
about
the
same,
Congress
leader
Alka
Lamba
said,
"We
bought
all
the
920
tickets
of
the
2-pm
show.
Around
800
students
watched
the
film.
Deepika
stood
with
our
students.
Now
it
is
our
turn
to
support
her."
Senior
Congress
leader
Shashi
Tharoor
also
backed
his
party
colleagues
offering
free
movie
tickets
of
Chhapaak
and
said,
"So,
we
are
showing
solidarity
to
her
by
giving
tickets
to
college
students.
We
do
not
want
anyone
to
be
boycotted
because
of
showing
courage
to
stand
with
the
students."
For
the
unversed,
directed
by
Meghna
Gulzar,
Chhapaak
has
been
declared
tax-free
in
Congress-ruled
Madhya
Pradesh
and
Chhattisgarh.