Aashram 3: Bajrang Dal Activists Vandalise Set For 'Wrong Portrayal', Threw Ink On Prakash Jha
Prakash Jha is currently shooting the upcoming season of Aashram 3 in Bhopal. However, due to the show's premise, the makers have some backlash and Bajrang Dal activists allegedly ransacked the set
Prakash
Jha
is
currently
shooting
the
upcoming
season
of
Aashram
3
in
Bhopal.
Amid
the
filming
due
to
the
show's
premise,
the
makers
reportedly
have
faced
some
backlash
from
Bajrang
Dal
activists.
The
set
was
said
to
have
been
ransacked
on
Sunday
(October
25)
and
the
activists
allegedly
threw
ink
on
its
producer-director
Prakash
Jha.
Bajrang
Dal
reportedly
accused
Prakash
Jha
of
portraying
Hindus
wrongly
and
also
threatened
that
it
would
not
allow
the
shooting
of
this
web
series
further.
The
police
report
revealed
that
the
windscreens
of
two
buses
of
the
crew
were
also
broken
in
stone-pelting.
Superintendent
of
Police
(SP),
Sai
Krishna
Thota
told
PTI
that
some
people
raised
objections
and
staged
protests
while
the
shooting
was
underway
at
Old
Jail
Premises
located
in
Arera
Hills.
Eyewitnesses
told
the
portal,
that
activists
also
raised
slogans
against
Prakash
Jha
and
Bollywood
actor
Bobby
Deol
who
is
playing
the
leading
role
in
the
web
series.
"Bajrang
Dal
activists
objected
that
this
web
series
hurt
the
sentiments
of
Hindus
as
it
contains
obscene
scenes,"
Sai
Krishna
added
that
police
reached
the
spot
immediately
after
the
incident
and
brought
the
situation
under
control.
While
no
arrests
have
been
made
after
the
incident,
Deputy
Inspector
General
(DIG)
Irshad
Wali
said
strict
action
will
be
taken
against
those
involved
in
the
incident.
"Three-four
vehicles
were
damaged
and
we
will
identify
the
people
involved
in
this
ruckus.
Action
will
be
taken
against
such
persons," he
said.
Baajrang
Dal's
state
convener
Sushil
Surhele
told
reporters
that
his
organisation
will
not
allow
the
shooting
of
'Ashram'
in
Bhopal.
"Prakash
Jha
wrongly
portrayed
the
arrangements
in
a
Hindu
ashram
in
its
previous
seasons
by
showing
the
exploitation
of
women
by
gurus.
There
have
been
ashrams
in
sanatan
dharma
since
the
past
thousand
years
that
played
important
role
in
building
social
values.
There
is
no
truth
in
what
has
been
shown
in
this
web
series,"
he
said.
"We
blackened
the
face
of
Prakash
Jha
and
are
searching
for
Bobby
Deol,
who
should
learn
from
his
elder
brother
Sunny
Deol
(Bollywood
actor
and
BJP
MP),
who
has
played
roles
in
patriotic
movies,"
Sushil
Surhele
added.
Aashram
led
by
Boby
Deol
also
stars
Chandan
Roy
Sanyal,
Tridha
Choudhury,
Aaditi
Pohankar
and
others
in
pivotal
roles.
The
show's
first
season
was
released
amid
the
pandemic
in
2020
on
MX
Player
and
garnered
a
lot
of
love
from
fans
and
some
mixed
reviews
from
critics.