Padmaavat Row

An Indian Punjab policeman stands guard outside Suraj Chand Tara cinema hall schduled to screen the Bollywood film 'Padmaavat' in Amritsar yesterday. A controversial Indian movie that has angered Hindu extremists finally opened yesterday amid heightened security owing to fears of widespread riots. Police are on high alert across several states after protesters pledged to disrupt the release of "Padmaavat", a Bollywood epic about a mythical Hindu queen.

Padmaavat Row

An Indian Punjab policeman stands guard outside Suraj Chand Tara cinema hall schduled to screen the Bollywood film Padmaavat in Amritsar yesterday. A controversial Indian movie that has angered Hindu extremists finally opened yesterday amid heightened security owing to fears of widespread riots. Police are on high alert across several states after protesters pledged to disrupt the release of Padmaavat, a Bollywood epic about a mythical Hindu queen.