KHAN FILM TARGETED BY HINDU FUNDAMENTALISTS
Mumbai, India cinemas showing Bollywood superstar SHAH RUKH KHAN’s new mo= vie were targeted by Hindu extremists over the weekend (12-13Feb10) follo= wing the actor’s recent comments about his country’s snub of Pakistani cr= icketers.
The movie star admitted he was dismayed by the fact Pakistani sportsmen= would not be able to take part in the India Premier League 3 series - an= d Hindus took exception to his remarks.
Khan owns IPL team the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Fundamentalists tore down posters and threw stones at cinemas showing M= y Name is Khan on Friday (12Feb10), as Hindu leaders called for a boycott= of the film.
Police were called in to guard more than 60 cinemas across the capital = and outlying areas - to make sure angry extremists did not gain access to= the film houses.
But the film, which is set in the U.S., was still a big hit, especially= in America, where it took in $18 million (=C2=A311.25 million) over the = weekend.
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