Rohit Bhan - NDTV

Ahmedabad, May 24: Fanaa, the much-awaited big release of the year starring Aamir Khan and Kajol, is in trouble.

The Gujarat BJP youth wing has said that it would not allow any Aamir Khan film to be screened in the state until he apologises for supporting the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).

The BJP had previously agitated against the actor when he expressed solidarity with Medha Patkar and the NBA.

"We did not allow the screening of Rang De Basanti in Gujarat after he (Aamir Khan) visited the NBA in New Delhi. Now, we will not allow his forthcoming film Fanaa to be screened anywhere in the state," said Shankar Chaudhary, President of the BJP youth wing.

"We will request the Gujarat Multiplex Association and Cinema Association not to screen any film of Aamir Khan in their theatres," he further added.

Political censorship

In response, the Gujarat Multiplex Association has decided not to screen Fanaa in multiplexes across the state.

"This decision has been taken after a meeting of 22 members of our association comprising representatives from different multiplexes," said Manubhai S Patel, President, Gujarat Multiplex Association.

Multiplexes elsewhere in the country have also decided not to screen the film after a dispute with Fanaa's distributors.

But Aamir and Kajol fans, who were eagerly awaiting the release of the film on Friday, are an angry and disappointed lot.

It's another case of political censorship going too far and as the moral police flex their muscle, it's the common man who is at the receiving end.