PIDA files PIL against Paheli

Annoyed by the alleged misuse and "cruelty" to animals in Shah Rukh Khan's "Paheli", People in Defence of Animals said it will file a petition against the film.

Annoyed by the alleged misuse and "cruelty" to animals in Shah Rukh Khan's home production "Paheli", People in Defence of Animals (PIDA) today said it will file a petition to prevent the release of the film.

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PIDA in a release today said it has "issued a notice" to the film production house `Red Chilles Entertainment' owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan for the illegal use of domestic and wild animals in his home production film `Paheli'.

The release said the film-makers have used camels in a scene performing camel race in which they have cruelly beaten the camels and forced them to run fast.

PIDA said it will be filing a Public Interest Litigation and will demand stopping the release of the film.

The actor was not available for his comments despite repeated efforts.