Indian police have cracked down on hundreds of right-wing Shiv Sena activists to avert any outbreak of violence ahead of the release of Shah Rukh Khan's new movie.
Police are on high alert in Mumbai - the country's financial capital and home to the Hindi movie heartthrob - where the movie My Name is Khan is to hit the silver screens on Friday.
"It is a loss to the industry. Anything personal should not be dragged into the (movie) business.
"Our philosophy has always been no politics and casteism (caste)," Indian Motion Picture Producers' Association vice-president Sushma Shiromani told Bernama.
The vocal and charismatic actor was embroiled in a controversy with Shiv Sena, a Marathi nationalist front led by Bal Thackeray, over Khan’s remarks to allow the Pakistani cricket team play in the Indian Premier League.
Shah Rukh Khan waves to fans outside the Chatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai, India, on Saturday
Despite street protests stirred by the group over the last few days in Mumbai, the 44-year-old Bollywood superstar did not buckle under pressure or apologise for his remarks.
And this has further angered the Shiv Sena leaders.
Today, the right-wing political party activists started targeting his new movie by vandalising many movie cinemas in the city.
Indian television channels reported that about 1,000 activists belonging to the movement had been arrested while many cineplexes in the city refusing to take any advance bookings for the movie.
Khan acts alongside Kajol in the movie directed by Karan Johar.
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