Jai Shri Ram slogans at screening of ‘72 Hoorain’ in JNU

The screening, organised by the Vivekananda Vichar Manch (VVM), started at 4 pm at JNU’s convention centre and was also attended by the director, producer and wife Kiran Dagar, co-producers Ashoke Pandit, Gulab Singh Tanwar and one of the lead stars Pavan Malhotra.

Asked why the team chose JNU to be the first venue for the screening, Dagar told The Indian Express, “There are many universities where students come, study, and go, whereas the students of JNU are known to give direction to movements. The students can give the right opinion about the film.”

72 Hoorain screening

She also said, “Wrong things are being tagged with the film, which is not the case.”

The screening began with slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Har Har Mahadev’ and ‘Jai Hind’ being raised by filmmakers, members of VVM and viewers.

The Student’ Federation of India condemned the screening and said in a statement, “(we) reject Vivekananda Vichar Manch’s tactics to spread lies in the name of facts and to communalise the campus.” A VVM representative said they showed the movie to let students of JNU decide about it.