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Ad film set vandalised in Jaipur for recreating Pakistan

Ad film set vandalised in Jaipur for recreating Pakistan

An outfit called Darohar Bachao Samiti destroyed Urdu signboards that read 'Welcome to Lahore', 'Lahore Sweets', etc
Updated 26 Apr, 2017

An ad film set was vandalised in Jaipur on 25 April for recreating Pakistan in the city to shoot an advertisement, reports Indian Express.

A Mumbai-based production house was shooting a television commercial for Volkswagen Polo, for which they had put up Urdu sign boards in order to situate the set in Pakistan. The signboards read: 'Welcome to Lahore', 'Karachi Chai Wala' and 'Lahore Sweets'. Various other sign boards with Urdu words were also removed. The set was put up in Chandni Chowk near City Palace.

40 members of an outfit titled Darohar Bachao Samiti, one that claims that they work on the conservation of local temples, vandalised the set and destroyed the banners.

Narendra Singh, Sub Inspector, Manak Chowk police station, said, "The crew had the requisite permission to shoot in the city. They had put up stickers, banners and posters near Chaar Darwaja and Chandni Chowk area of the four-walled city. When the protesters came to know about it, they asked the crew to stop shooting," he told PTI.

The officer said the crew left after the protesters forcefully removed the banners and posters. "They (crew) left after the incident and vowed not to shoot in the city again," he told PTI.

One member was quoted saying that the set hurt religious sentiments:

"They had permission but that does not mean they will put up banners above Anand Krishna Bihari temple and Brij Nidhi temple. It was not a short film or advertisement film. So, we talked to the crew members and asked them to discontinue the shooting."

None of the crew makers wanted to elaborate on the incident, and a case has yet to be filed.

Earlier, the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati was vandalised in Jaipur by members of Karni Sena who were opposed to an alleged intimate scene between Rani Padmavati and Allauddin Khilji. Although Bhansali has since denied the existence of such a scene in his film, his set was vandalised yet again in Kolhapur by another local outfit.

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Awes Apr 26, 2017 09:35am
Polo coming to Pakistan ? :)
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analyses Apr 26, 2017 09:43am
Intolerance, anyone?
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Asif Kidwai Apr 26, 2017 09:46am
this nonsense will never stop as long as we have these kinds of folks on both sides of the border and sad to say that there are plenty on both sides of the border. Shame on us for being played into political games
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saqlain Apr 26, 2017 09:55am
Real, Progressive face of Indians, Now Indians will say they are a bunch of hollow heads. But u should say it by ur words cowards.
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saadusa Apr 26, 2017 10:00am
In-credible India.
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Straight Apr 26, 2017 10:48am
How can they keep such signs on a temple, masjid or church. Need to be sensitive
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satt Apr 26, 2017 11:32am
Instead of going to old Delhi which looks like Lahore,ad crew went to Jaipur and that too shooting near Hindu temples.What a bad idea.
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Loka Apr 26, 2017 11:49am
Message is loud and clear....Nothing Pakistani will be tolerated in India. This also includes Urdu.
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Alanore Apr 26, 2017 12:02pm
Wow the real face of Indians. And Pakistani artists want to build bridges, more like want to build their bank balances.
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Namo Apr 26, 2017 12:08pm
@saadusa it is incredible.
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ANIL Apr 26, 2017 12:13pm
@analyses too much tolerance in the past has led to this kind of intolerance.
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Thoroughthinker Apr 26, 2017 12:19pm
This is called the 21st century Secularism, Indian style.
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alex Apr 26, 2017 12:23pm
IN*-credible India * IN stands for INTOLERANT
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alex Apr 26, 2017 12:24pm
@Loka But Urdu is originated in UP which is part of India, it is an Indian subcontinent language which cannot be limited to Pakistan
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John Apr 26, 2017 12:29pm
Why should India tolerate Lahore in Delhi?
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khawar Saleem Aslam Apr 26, 2017 12:29pm
When hate is promoted in a country society as a whole suffer, sooner or later.
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SYKQ Apr 26, 2017 12:36pm
Thank You Mohd. Ali Jinnah for creating Pakistan:-)
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Ali Farooqi Apr 26, 2017 12:43pm
Thank you, Jinnah!
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Pakistan Apr 26, 2017 12:45pm
Shining and rascist India.....minorities suffering at the hands of extremists.
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r sultan Apr 26, 2017 12:51pm
Mad mad short sighted trouble making nationalist who are sub humans. What can one say about freedom of expression.
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Salim Apr 26, 2017 12:57pm
@Loka You do realise Urdu is an Indian language right?Go google its roots.
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mo Apr 26, 2017 12:59pm
Why were they showing Pakistan in an Indian ad ?
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khalid Apr 26, 2017 01:12pm
@Loka Only Hindi form of "URDU"
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satt Apr 26, 2017 01:20pm
@SYKQ As an Indian I am also equally Thankful to Mr. Jinnah and also Thankful Mr.Gandhi and Mr.Jawaharlal Nehru that they accepted the partition idea.
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ahmed Apr 26, 2017 01:55pm
Modi and his Ajit Doval are taking India to be an intolerable place. They are doing more harm than good to themselves and the majority are driven and led like a herd of cattle. Latest uprising in Kashmir and Naxalite areas are glaring indications where the country is heading to.
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MHamza Apr 26, 2017 01:57pm
Another example of "India ruled by extremists"
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Rao Sahab,haryana Apr 26, 2017 02:03pm
@Loka is Urdu Pakistani language.
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ak Apr 26, 2017 02:07pm
@Loka tell that to your poets who wont leave urdu alone.
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NSG Apr 26, 2017 02:18pm
@Loka Urdu is originally from UP or MP and very much Indian ....
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Ganesh Apr 26, 2017 02:26pm
These kind of incidents continue to give India a bad name. The Hindu right wing seems to have decided that they would rather have a third rate Hindu nation than work to build a great secular republic. If the rest of us do not raise our voices, we will have to live with the consequences.
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Owais Abbasi Apr 26, 2017 03:36pm
Why does our media even pay attention to such incidents? Reporting such incidents just give such cynical elements publicity which is one of their desired objectives.
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KK Apr 26, 2017 05:05pm
you are cheery picking events to suit your viewership. Got it
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nouman Apr 26, 2017 09:00pm
perfect and great.
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Uzair Apr 27, 2017 02:16am
Keep it up! and it will bring India into similar situation as Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and some central African countries. Though I would feel sorry for the many reasonable and responsible Indians who would suffer because the radicals got out of control. Its their choice if they want to support the parties who use hatred to get control of the government.
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NAGARAJA B N Apr 27, 2017 07:14am
@Loka Ubtrue. Urdu is adopted by Pakistan. But is an Indian language. My uncles had studied in Urdu medium schools and a generation of Indians read all Indian scriptures in only rdu.
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kuku Apr 27, 2017 08:04am
Talibanization of India, why are there so many senas and dals? So sad.
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umer Apr 27, 2017 10:21am
Their leader, in front in the photo, looks so much like Pakistani Punjab Law minister, Rana Sanauallah.
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zakhta May 01, 2017 10:15am
@mo may be it was an ad for Pakistani media because VW is about to launch its vehicles in Pakistan.
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