BHUBANESWAR: A police complaint was lodged on Saturday against the company producing ‘
Mr Kanhaiya
’ — which stars actor
Papu Pom Pom — for disrespecting women in the poster for the film.
Activist Linkan Subudhhi filed the complaint with Mahila Police Station here. The poster, which dropped on Thursday, came in for criticism online, with many seeking an unconditional apology from the actor, director
Ramesh Rout and the production house. ‘Mr Kanhaiya’ is set to release on September 2.
“This is a disgusting and humiliating poster. We demand action against the producer,” wrote Linkan in her complaint. MD of
Odisha Film Development Corporation
, Nitin Jawale, said, “We will write to the producer on the matter.”
Rout said, “This is not the official poster of the film. We don’t know how it appeared on social media.”
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