Screening was stopped as people got into an altercation with the family.
By Sreejith Vallikunnu
A Muslim family was forced to leave a multiplex movie theatre in India for allegedly refusing to stand up during the national anthem.
The two-minute long video shows several people quarrelling with the family for not standing up for the national anthem. In the video, a man and a woman can be seen trying to pacify the agitated crowd, but to no avail. A man is also heard saying in Hindi that he will slap one of the members of the family who were forced to leave.
At least four members of the family, including a child, were seen to leave the movie theatre. One female member of the family is seen in a headdress, which seems to suggest at least she is of Muslim faith. As the family make their exit, people can be heard cheering and clapping.
Even though the authenticity of the video’s location is not verified, according to The Hindustan Times, sources said the management at central Mumbai’s PVR Kurla stopped the screening of Tamasha at a late Saturday evening show after audience members complained about a family who allegedly did not stand up for the national anthem.
Several people got into a bitter verbal altercation with the family, who were immediately asked to leave, following which the screening was resumed, it reported.
The Times report quoted a police officer as saying, “The manager said they asked the family to leave after people protested. However, there was nothing to do with the religion of the family, if they are Hindu or Muslim. There is no case registered.â€
Thousands of people shared the video which has been posted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ZPePO8nqY