(Web Desk) - Pakistani blockbuster 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' which is set to release in India on October 2, is facing opposition from Indian political parties.
A major news outlet reported that the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has vowed that it will not permit the release of the movie.
Ameya Khopkar, the president of MNS’ cinema wing and a producer, said, “We will not allow the release of Pakistani films, nor will we allow their artists to work in Indian films.”
In 2022, when the movie was originally scheduled to be released in India, Khopkar took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, “There are plans to release Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s Pakistani film The Legend of Maula Jatt in India. It is most infuriating that an Indian company is leading this plan.”
Khopkar shared that on the orders of MNS Chairperson Raj Thackeray, they would not allow the release of the movie anywhere in India.
In a follow-up tweet, the producer-politician — who has made films like Lai Bhaari, Ye Re Ye Re Paisa and Bhonga — called Fawad’s Indian fans “traitors” and suggested they should be sent to Pakistan so that they would be able to watch the film.
The Legend of Maula Jatt is not the only film that Khopkar and MNS have have issues with.
The organisation previously spoke against the release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Fawad, Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor and some hardliners opposed the release of Mahira Khan’s Raees alongside Shah Rukh Khan.