This story is from October 27, 2016

Farhan says MNS-Karan Johar's 5-crore deal over ADHM has 'set a terrible precedent'

When Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to vandalise theatres if they screened 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mediated between the MNS president Raj Thackeray and Karan Johar to allow the safe release of the film.
Farhan says MNS-Karan Johar's 5-crore deal over ADHM has 'set a terrible precedent'
Farhan Akhtar
When Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) threatened to vandalise theatres if they screened 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil', Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis mediated between the MNS president Raj Thackeray and Karan Johar to allow the safe release of the film. Karan gave into MNS' demand and promised to donate a sum of Rs 5 crore to the Army welfare fund.

Now, in an interview with a daily, actor-director Farhan Akhtar has strongly condemned the deal.
Terming it unfortunate, Farhan further said that the 5-crore deal has 'set a terrible precedent'. He further pointed out that it wasn't the government who had laid down the diktat of not releasing the film. He elaborated that agreeing to the deal, in effect, meant that one is listening to 'the people who threaten with violence'.
The 'Wazir' actor also stated that the film industry is always a soft target. To justify his point, Farhan explained how the business between India and Pakistan, worth two billion dollars, was not stopped after Uri attacks.

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