'Brahmastra' Row: Sona Mohapatra condemned the protests against Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt

Singer Sona Mohapatra condemned the protests outside Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple against ‘Brahmastra’ actors Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. Taking to Twitter, she expressed her concern that the country might descend into ‘mob rule’. She slammed the protesters and said that they were setting a ‘sick and dangerous’ precedent and there was nothing heroic about their act.

Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were scheduled to visit the Mahakaleshwar temple on Tuesday along with director Ayan Mukerji. Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad staged protests against them over Ranbir’s old comment on eating beef, a video of which recently resurfaced online.

Ayan had shared his thoughts on the incident during a media interaction in Delhi. He said ‘I had gone to Mahakaleshwar temple before my motion poster released. And, I had told myself that I would definitely come here before the release of my film. And, both Ranbir and Alia were keen to come with me. But, when we reached there and heard about this, I felt bad about what happened there. And, then I told Ranbir and Alia to let me go alone. I went there to seek blessings and energy for the film.’

‘Brahmastra’ is backed by Dharma Productions. It also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy in pivotal roles. The film is scheduled to release on Friday (September 9).

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