MNS RELENTS ON KARAN JOHAR’S FILM, BUT WITH A RS 5CR RIDER

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Karan Johar received a major breather when the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Saturday allowed the release of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, but with a rider — all the producers who employed Pakistani artistes, must pay Rs 5 crore each into the Indian Army’s welfare fund as an atonement. Distributors and cinema owners have also come forward in support of the film. The MNS decision followed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ direct intervention in the matter a day after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Mumbai and two days after he met representatives of Bollywood.