Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana faces stern opposition from VHP
Protesters claim scene of pregnant woman getting married could hurt religious sentiments.
Mumbai: A group of activists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) protested outside movie producer T.P Aggarwal’s office in Andheri. The protesters claimed that Mr Aggarwal’s forthcoming film, Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana has a scene of a nine-month-old pregnant woman getting married, which could hurt the religious sentiments of the Hindu community. The film, Laali Ki Shaadi… is scheduled for release on April 7. However, the director of the movie has claimed that he asked the protesters to show them where it was prohibited in any religion to not let a pregnant woman get married. The movie has actors Akshara Haasan and Vivan Shah.
Baru Bangar, a VHP activist who led the protest said that they had gone to meet the producer (Aggarwal) to discuss the issue. “This whole representation of a Hindu nine-month-pregnant woman getting married is against out culture. We cannot tolerate this. We told the producer that had it been a real life story we would have no problems, but then there’s an attempt to defame our religion,” Mr Bangar said.
When contacted, Mr Aggarwal said, “They protested outside my office today. In our promo, Akshara is nine-months pregnant and she is getting married. They were wondering how can we show her getting married when she is pregnant. I told them show me which religion says a girl can’t get married when she is pregnant? I got a U/A certificate from the censor board.”