If some Hindutva supporters have their way, Aamir Khan’s latest release PK might end up losing some potential viewers. Saffron ideologues like Francois Gautier have urged audiences to boycott the film because it depicts an inter-religious relationship.
This plot line resonates with the fears that Hindutva groups have been expressing about so-called love jihad: they claim that Muslim men are waging a campaign to court Hindu women, expressly so that they can convert them to Islam. PK portrays a romance between a Pakistani boy and a Hindu girl.
Some social media users also claim that the film, which is a critique of irrationality and superstition, makes fun of Hindu gods.
