Stand-off Over, ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ to Release as Per Schedule
MNS and Producer’s resolve the deadlock; ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ secures a Diwali release as per schedule.
Decks were on Saturday cleared for the smooth release of "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" after director Karan Johar accompanied by Producers' Guild President Mukesh Bhatt met Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and assured him that filmmakers would not work with Pakistani artists given the people's sentiments in India post Uri attacks.
Fadnavis met Johar and Bhatt at his residence 'Varsha' in Mumbai on Saturday morning along with MNS chief Raj Thackeray, whose party had been opposing the release of the upcoming movie as Pakistani actor Fawad Khan features in the film.
Producers Siddharth Roy Kapur, Sajid Nadiadwala and Vijay Singh of Fox Star Studios were also present at the meeting.
Bhatt also said that they have assured the CM that neither the Producers' Guild nor any filmmaker will work with any Pakistani artiste or technician in the future.
Also, the (Producers') Guild will call a meeting to pass a resolution on not working with Pakistani artists. A copy of the same would be sent to the Information and Broadcasting Ministry as well as the Chief Minister, he said.
Besides, Johar has decided to put a special mention in the beginning of the film paying homage to martyrs.
The makers of the film starring Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Anushka Sharma in lead roles, will also contribute a portion of its revenue to the Army Welfare Fund, he said.
‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ had been embroiled in controversy over the past few weeks after the MNS opposed the screening of movies featuring Pakistani actors after the Uri terror attack, putting a question mark on the fate of movie, slated for Diwali release on October 28.
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