Bollywood star Jimmy Shergill
Mumbai, June 23, 2016 (Courtesy TOI)
A fatwa has been issued against ac tor Jimmy Shergill for starring in political drama `Shorgul', which has also been banned in several cities of Uttar Pradesh, the film's makers said on Wednesday.
The makers are planning to approach UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to resolve issues regarding the ban in places like Muzaffarnagar, Kanpur, Ghaziabad and Lucknow. The fatwa has been issued by Khamman Peer Baba Committee to Jimmy and the makers, read a statement issued on behalf of the film producers. “The fatwa states that a seasoned actor like Jimmy has hurt the sentiments of the Muslim community,“ the statement reads.
Earlier, a Chandigarh court has summoned filmmakers and actors of `Shorgul', a romanticthriller loosely woven around the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, following a complaint by a Chandigarh-based novelist Vijay Soudai.
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