MSG: Packed halls in CP, protests elsewhere

Sundari Kumar (63) who used her granddaughter’s lipstick to write “MSG” on her forehead, said, “This is my first time in a multiplex, I got up at dawn and made my daughter-in-law cook three tiffins of chol- chawal and puri-aloo for breakfast and lunch. But they did not let us take the food in. The ticket did not mention this, how would we know?” she said.

Sundari and her neighbours had to wait till all the shows were over to get home. “There are five shows running, and buses will leave only at 8 pm — the last show,” Nirmala (32) said.

While shows in Connaught Place ran to packed halls the whole day, the film received a lukewarm response in Central and East Delhi. Eros in Jangpura did not see any crowd. The morning show in Fun Cinemas in Karkardooma and Laxmi Nagar barely had 5-10 bookings, according to staff at the counters.

In Sikh-dominated areas of West Delhi, halls like Wave Cinemas in Raja Garden and Rajouri Garden did not screen the film. Shiromani Akali Dali (Badal) and other groups protested in Raja Garden, Subhash Nagar and Vikaspuri, where screening was stopped for hours.

Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Committee general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa said “The movie hurts our religious sentiments. We will continue to protest till it is banned.”

Spl CP (Law and Order) Deepak Mishra, said, “We ensured there was sufficient deployment across all theatres where the movie was released. No disruption of shows were reported anywhere in the capital.”

Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who was to come to PVR Rivoli on Friday afternoon, cancelled his visit “due to traffic in Noida”.

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