Blatant attempts to sabotage Karan Johars Ae Dil Hai Mushkil?

29 Oct 2016

The call by the Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association Of India (COEAOI) to not screen Karan Johar s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ( ADHM ) is yet another blow to the beleaguered producer-director Karan Johar who has been facing the brunt of political ire as well as opposition from his own fraternity. While Karan refuses to rid ADHM of Fawad Khan s presence, there is an increasing number of people in the film industry who are againstKarans film because of Fawad Khan s presence and would like nothing better than to see it being boycotted. Says a well-informed source, If you look at the association shouting for a ban on Karan Johar s films, the Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association had similarly resolved to not release Yash Chopras Jab Tak Hai Jaan and focus on the Ajay Devgn comedy Son Of Sardaar.The COEAPOI only has authority over single screens in Mumbai and Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and Karnataka. The rest of the country is free to release whichever film they want this Diwali. Says the source, I am not suggesting that Ajay Devgn has masterminded the campaign to stop the screening of ADHM.However the association asking for a ban on ADHM are also telling the exhibitorsthataudiences will prefer Shivaay for Diwali as action is the preferred genre during the festive season. Censor chief Pahlaj Nihalani doesnt think the latest ban call against ADHM should be taken seriously. The association that has called for the ban has limited clout. I dont think a ban on ADHMis fair. Karan Johar worked witha Pakistani artiste at time when relations with our neighbours were not so bad. Who was to know that relations would worsen so drastically betweenthe two countries after he completed the film? It iscruel and absurd to expect Karan Johar to rid the plot of Fawads presence. Let him release his film in peace. In future we will and we must boycott all Pakistani artistes. But at present why is one filmmaker being made to look less patriotic than the other just because there is a Pakistani actor in his film?