Ad shoot disrupted For recreating Pak in Jaipur

Shooting of an ad film was disrupted for putting up Urdu signboards with names of Pakistani cities and landmarks here on Tuesday.

Production house Good Morning Films was shooting for Volkswagen Polo hatchback near City Palace when the incident happened. In order to give the site a feel of the place, the crew placed Urdu banners and signs on temples, buildings and landmarks. The banners had writings such as “Welcome to Lahore”, “Karachi Sweets” and “Rawalpindi Chai Wala”.

However, members of local organisaton Dharohar Bachao Sangharsh Samiti didn’t like it and pulled down banners and posters although crew members were spared.

“They put up Urdu banners of Pakistani locations in Char Darwaza area. They had permission only for Chandni Chawk and City Palace but put up banners and posters across heritage buildings and temples at various places in the walled city,” Bharat Sharma, convener of the outfit, which was earlier active in protest against demolition of temples for the Metro project, said.

“They had permission but that does not mean they will put up banners above Anand Krishna Bihari temple and Brij Nidhi temple. It was not a short film or advertisement film. So, we talked to the crew members and asked them to discontinue the shooting,” he said.

The film crew did not file a complaint with the police.

“Both sides resolved the issue amicably. An agreement was reached thus no police complaint was filed,” ASI Narendra Singh of Manak Chawk police station said.