A police case has been registered against John Abraham’s Satyameva Jayate, a vigilante action thriller directed by Milap Zaveri, for allegedly hurting religious.
Hyderabad: Case registered against upcoming Bollywood movie Satyameva Jayate by Shiya community members on charges of hurting religious sentiments in connection with a 'Maatam' (mourning) clipping shown in the movie
— ANI (@ANI) July 30, 2018
According to The Indian Express, a case has been registered against the film by BJP Minority Morcha general secretary Syed Ali Jaffry with the Dabeerpura police on Sunday. In the complaint, it is said that the film is allegedly offending the religious sentiments of the group under section 295 (A) of Indian Penal Code.
The film also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Amruta Khanvilkar, Aisha Sharma and Tota Roy Chowdhury in pivotal roles. Produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, and Nikkhil Advani, the film will release on August 15 along with Akshay Kumar’s sports drama Gold.
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