Marathi film vs Tiger gets political

Political outfits in the state have not taken too kindly to theatre owners' decision to replace the Marathi film Bhartiya with Ek Tha Tiger within a week.
On Monday, representatives from both Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) staged a protest at the PVR multiplex in Lower Parel after producer of Bhartiya, Abhijeet Gholap apparently appealed to both parties to save his film.
Both the parties ordered the multiplex management to let the Marathi film complete a week's run at least. If PVR fails to comply, they may have to face further agitation from both parties.
MNS complained that theatre owners are often partial to big budget Bollywood productions and sideline Marathi cinema. "The state government has issued guidelines to theatre owners about Marathi films, but they do not follow it. If they are not ready to comply, we will start a protest," said Shalini Thackeray, secretary of Maharashtra Navnirman Chitrapat Sena (MNS's film wing).
Interestingly, on Monday, after MNS representatives were done protesting in the theatre, Shiv Sena took over. They also submitted a memorandum to the theatre management and asked them to follow the guidelines issued by the state government.
"Actually, the theatre management had planned to remove Bhartiya from their screens. However, we issued a warning to them yesterday. After that, they dropped their plan," said Abhijeet Panase, President of Bhartiya Chitrapat Sena (Shivsena's film wing).
"If other multiplexes fail to follow the government's guideline, we will take things in our hands," added Panase.
Pandurang Mhaske