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Amid controversy over Tamil film Farhana, actor Aishwarya Rajesh gets police protection
The controversy started when a couple of Muslim organisations, including the Indian National League, reportedly termed the film, which hit the theatres on May 12, "anti-Islamic".
Farhana stars Aishwarya Rajesh, Selvaraghavan, Jithan Ramesh, Anumol, and Aishwarya Dutta among others. (Image: Aishwarya Rajesh/Facebook)
Amid the simmering controversy over the recently released thriller film Farhana (Director Nelson Venkatesan), actor Aishwarya Rajesh, who plays the lead role in the movie, has reportedly been provided police security.
The controversy started when a couple of Muslim organisations, including the Indian National League (INL), termed the film, which hit the theatres on May 12, “anti-Islamic”, reported India Today. They alleged that the film portrayed the Muslim community in a particular way.
According to Times Now, Aishwarya was given protection fearing a controversy similar to that of Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story, starring Adah Sharma.
Following the eruption of the row, which started after the makers’ released the trailer of the movie, Dream Warrior Pictures, which produced the film, had issued a media statement clarifying the allegations. “Our Dream Warrior Pictures has produced and released blockbusters such as Kaithi, Aruvi, Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru and Joker. In that line, Farhana is now slated to release in theatres on May 12. Our company, which has been producing and releasing excellent films that entertain people and make them think, has always been working with great social responsibilities. For us, who are producing and releasing films that give importance to the sentiments of religious harmony, social unity and love, the controversies created by a few people about Farhana, which has been duly censored by the government, is painful.”