Petition filed against release of Kedarnath in theatres

Sara Ali Khan and Sushant Singh Rajput starrer Kedarnath is all set to be released on December 7, 2018. As the release date of the film fast approaches, a petition has been filed against the makers of the film at the Gujarat High Court. A right-wing group International Hindu Sena has moved to the Gujarat High court alleging that the film promotes the concept of love-jihad.

According to the petitioner, Kedarnath has shown a kissing scene at the religious site of Hindus which is unacceptable and affects the religious sentiments. The upcoming film is directed by Abhishek Kapoor and tells the story of a wealthy Hindu girl on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath Temple in the Uttarakhand mountains. She meets a Muslim boy, who becomes her guide and falls in love with him.

It has become a trend for the Bollywood films to face a legal issue just before the film is about to release. In recent times, the film Loveyatri too fell prey to such religious groups, who filed a case against the makers to change the name from Loveratri to Loveyatri. Even the film Padmaavat faced a lot of backlash from certain groups, but the court gave a green signal for its release amidst threats to the makers and the actors of the film.

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