MUMBAI – Salman Khan has been hit with yet another controversy and that tooinvolving Pakistani flag.
As per details emerging on Indian media, the crew of Salman Khan-starringBharat was barred from shooting at the Wagah Border citing security issuesand Punjab was picked as preferred location for border scene.With the help of the local panchayat, a village was taken over.
Local farmers and traders were paid a substantial amount to cover theirlosses because of the set that would be created there. But a Wagah borderscene required Pakistan’s flag to be put up on Indian soil. Well, that’show the controversy began.
“A lot of local bodies were upset about how someone could hoist Pakistan’sflag on Indian soil. We have had such issues earlier in Kashmir and inplaces like Mumbai as well, when Pakistan flags have been put up duringInd-Pak cricket matches.
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Even though this is for a film shoot, local organisations are upset andhave not just filed a police complaint against Salman, but also surroundedthe sets of the film and the hotel where Salman was staying to expresstheir indignation over the hoisting of the flag. After all it is a filmshoot, but the locals refused to understand,” says a source.
