Moment Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening of Bollywood film
Moment Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening of Bollywood film 'The Kerala Story' that has sparked violent clashes in India over claims it 'destroys religious harmony' and is Islamophobic
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Opponents say the film is Hindu nationalist 'propaganda' and Islamophobic
This is the moment Muslim activists stormed a screening of a controversial Bollywood film that has sparked violent clashes in India amid claims it destroys 'religious harmony'.
A group of protesters led by Shakeel Afsar, a Kashmiri independence activist, disrupted the screening of the The Kerala Story on Friday at a Cineworld cinema in Birmingham.
A 10-minute film uploaded to the British Muslim news website 5Pillars showed Mr Afsar, 35, with a group of demonstrators seen entering the cinema and causing the film to be paused.
In it, Mr Afsar along with at least two others ask to speak to the cinema manager about the 'Islamophobic' nature of the film.
Cineworld said it dealt with there was a 'brief incident' at its screening on Friday but it was dealt with 'swiftly' and the film resumed with 'minimal delay'.
Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening of Bollywood film
Moment Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening of Bollywood film 'The Kerala Story' that has sparked violent clashes in India over claims it 'destroys religious harmony' and is Islamophobic 🗞
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