Complaint Filed Against Vivek Agnihotri In Mumbai For His ‘Bhopali Means Homosexual’ Remark

Mumbai: ‘The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri additional landed in controversy after police grievance towards him was filed in Mumbai on Saturday over his ‘Bhopali means homosexual’. The grievance additionally seeks registration of an FIR for defamation and different prices.Also Read – Yoga, Cycling, Skating: Mumbai Police Launches ‘Sunday Street’, THESE Roads to Remain Closed Tomorrow

According to a report by information company PTI, the grievance was submitted at Versova police station by journalist-cum-celebrity public relations supervisor Rohit Pandey by his lawyer Ali Kashif Khan Deshmukh. Also Read – Maharashtra: Unwilling To Stay With Grandmother, 9-Year-Old Boy Runs Away From His Parents, Found A Day Later

Moreover, the complainant alleged that Vivek Agnihotri has insulted and disrespected his (Pandey’s) native place Bhopal by “willingly, wantonly and maliciously calling Bhopalis as homosexuals. Also Read – ‘Meri Film Ko Bhi Duba Diya’: Akshay Kumar on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files

He additionally has sought registration of an FIR towards Agnihotri underneath sections 153 A and B for selling enmity between completely different teams, 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, supposed to outrage spiritual emotions of any class by insulting its faith or spiritual beliefs), 298 (Uttering phrases, and so on., with deliberate intent to wound the spiritual emotions), 500 (Punishment for defamation), 505-II (Statements creating or selling enmity, hatred or ailing will between courses).

The growth comes after a video clip of Agnihotri’s interview to a web-based channel went viral forward of his Bhopal go to on Friday to take part in a movie pageant.

The clip, stated to be three weeks previous, exhibits Agnihotri saying in Hindi, “I have grown up in Bhopal, but I am not a Bhopali. Because Bhopali has a different connotation. You can ask any Bhopali. I will explain it to you in private. If someone says he is Bhopali, it generally means he is homosexual, a person with Nawabi likings.”

Notably, his remark had drawn flak from politicians and netizens who stated it was made in dangerous style and an insult to the folks of Bhopal.