MUZZAFARNAGAR: In an attempt to set on fire a cinema hall showing thecontroversial film “Padmaavat”, two unidentified persons threw a petrolbomb inside it, police said today.

The incident took place last evening at the Chandra Talkies. The theatre isone of the three cinema halls here showing the movie, Circle Officer HarishBhadhoria said.

The perpetrators are yet to be identified. They came on a motorcycle andtried to set the hall on fire by throwing a petrol bomb, he said.

No major damage was reported by the theatre’s owners, police said.

Security was tightened at the three cinema halls Chandra, Maya and Karniwal– screening the film after the incident, the officer said.

The Sanjay Leela Bansali-directed period drama has been marred bycontroversies since the time it went into production.

Fringe Rajput groups, including the Karni Sena, have protested against themovie alleging that it distorts history and shows Queen Padmini in “poorlight”. The filmmakers have repeatedly denied the allegations.