Mumbai: Actor-producer Ajay Devgn on Monday announced that his forthcoming film “Total Dhamaal” will not release in Pakistan. The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that claimed the lives of 49 CRPF troopers last week.
“In light of the current situation, the team of ‘Total Dhamaal’ has decided to not release the film in Pakistan,” Ajay tweeted.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh also wrote: “In light of the current situation the team of ‘Total Dhamaal’ has decided to not release the film in Pakistan.”
In the worst ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy erupted in 1989, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) suicide bomber on February 14 rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a CRPF bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama district.
The attack, much like the one in Uri in 2016, has impacted cultural ties between the two nations.
The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) in India on Sunday said filmmakers will not be allowed to release their films in Pakistan after the dastardly attack.
Last week, “Gully Boy” released in Pakistan.
“Total Dhamaal” is the third installment of the successful franchise “Dhamaal”, which originally starred Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Riteish Deshmukh alongside Sanjay Dutt.
It also stars Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anil Kapoor and Boman Irani. Co-produced by Fox Star Studios, Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Ashok Thakeria, Kumar, Sri Adhikari Brothers, Anand Pandit, Sangeeta Ahir and Kumar Mangat Pathak, the film is slated to release on February 22.
‘Total Dhamaal’ team donates Rs 50 lakh for Pulwama martyrs’ kin
The team of “Total Dhamaal” has donated Rs 50 lakh to the families of the CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.
“In the light of the recent attacks, the makers and the actors got together to help out the families of the Pulwama martyrs. It is a sad thing to see the Indian soldiers suffer through this event and the team was keen on doing their bit to support them,” a spokesperson of the film unit said in a statement.
In the worst ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy erupted in 1989, a Jaish-e-Mohammad suicide bomber on Thursday rammed his vehicle packed with explosives into a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bus on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama district, killing at least 40 troopers on the spot. The toll rose to 49 on Friday as several injured succumbed.
Actor-producer Ajay Devgn has also shared that the film will not release in Pakistan.
“In light of the current situation, the team of ‘Total Dhamaal’ has decided to not release the film in Pakistan,” Ajay tweeted.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh also shared the same message on Twitter.
“Total Dhamaal” is the third instalment of the successful franchise “Dhamaal”, which originally starred Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Riteish alongside Sanjay Dutt.
It also stars Madhuri Dixit Nene, Anil Kapoor and Boman Irani. Co-produced by Fox Star Studios, Ajay Devgn Ffilms, Ashok Thakeria, Kumar, Sri Adhikari Brothers, Anand Pandit, Sangeeta Ahir and Kumar Mangat Pathak, the film is slated to release on February 22.
