Bollywood actors Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra have been singularly preoccupied with the promotions of their upcoming film, Baar Baar Dekho. In their recent stint at the Delhi’s International airport, their promotional plans quickly changed course when they left a security scare in their wake.
The duo had procured air tickets -Air India’s AI317 flight to Mumbai -to gain entry into the main terminal for their promotional appearance. However, they had no intentions of boarding the flight.
A Central Industrial Security Force(CISF) official said, “They misguided the airline and the security agency by posing as fliers.” According to airport rules, a passenger cannot exit unless the airlines offloads them. Since the pair were also issued boarding passed and failed to board the flight, the airport officials were notified of this.
Meanwhile, Vishal Ramchandani of Excel Entertainment, the production company of the film, clarified that the stars had followed instructions.He said in a statement, “We had a marketing tie-up with the Duty Free store at the Delhi International Airport, which was facilitated by Bottomline Media. As a part of our agreement, the actors were required to click a few pictures against the branded backdrop. While the actors were there, they were surrounded by passers-by who started clicking selfies, due to which eventually a crowd gathered to catch a glimpse of them. The actors cooperated and patiently waited at the airport till all the formalities were completed. We only followed instructions and did what was told to us by the concerned authorities.”
Following this lapse in security, senior CISF officials have decided to send a letter to Ministry of Civil Aviation about the event which was organised at the duty free area without informing them.
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Starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif in lead roles, Baar Baar Dekho is scheduled to release on September 9. Directed by debutant Nitya Mehra, the movie is produced by Excel Entertainments.