Raj Thackeray opposes release of Pakistani film The Legend of Maula Jatt in Maharashtra

MNS chief Raj Thackeray opposes the release of the Pakistani film 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' in Maharashtra, warning theater owners of consequences

Mumbai: With assembly elections round the corner, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has declared that his party will not allow the release of Pakistani film ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ starring Fawad Khan in Maharashtra. He has also warned theater owners of consequences if they dare to screen the film.

MNS president Raj Thackeray. (HT)

In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, Thackeray said that the maxim of art having no borders was true except for films featuring Pakistani actors. “Why are films of Pakistani actors allowed to be released in India? The MNS will not allow it to be released in Maharashtra under any circumstances,” he said.

Warning theater owners of consequences if they dared to ignore the MNS ‘request’, he said, “Everyone will remember what MNS did when such incidents happened before. Therefore, theater owners are now humbly requested not to fall into the predicament of screening films.”

Thackeray also urged state governments to ban the release of the film, saying, “Not just in Maharashtra, respective governments in all states should not allow this film to be released in their state.”