Ayushmann Khurrana’s upcoming film Article 15 will be releasing this Friday. The actor is said to be essaying the role of a cop who investigates a murder based on caste divide. Despite, the strong content, director Anubhav Sinha has found himself tangled in controversies over the sensitivity of the film. Mid-Day reports, Karni Sena has threatened to stall the drama's release as well.
Sinha told Mid-Day, "Why would I make an anti-Brahmin film? People are smart enough to know that there were enough and more Brahmins associated with the making of the film to know [that it doesn't showcase them in bad light].”
The Mulk director further states that Karni Sena, also responsible for causing chaos during the release of Padmaavat has complete disregard for the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) decisions. "The CBFC is an autonomous government body, which has cleared the film with a U/A certificate. It's time people respected such institutions."
"The CBFC should report this to the Home Ministry to curb such protests. [People] can disagree, but such overt threats must stop, once and for all. Filmmakers can't be constantly bullied." Despite the threats, Sinha doesn't intend to seek police intervention immediately. "The threats are in public domain. Whenever the police thinks it should intervene, it will’, he added.
