FIR filed against Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda for the church scene in 'Jaat' for hurting religious sentiments, demanding a ban on the film - Details inside

Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh starrer 'Jaat' released in theatres last week and the film has been doing well in cinemas. The film has crossed Rs 61 crore in the span of 8 days and getting a lot of appreciation from fans. However, it is now in trouble as it has hurt the religious sentiments of the Christians. An FIR has been filed against Sunny and Randeep Hooda due to this one scene.
The complaint has been lodged with the Jalandhar police and claims that a scene in the film has offended the Christian community under the section 299 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The scene which hurt religious sentiments
There is a particular scene in the film where Randeep is standing inside a church, beneath a crucifix placed above the sacred pulpit while the members of the congregation are seen praying. The complainant says that the scene depicts hooliganism and intimidation inside the church. NDTV has quoted the complainant saying, "The director, writer and producer deliberately released this film during the holy month of Good Friday and Easter so that the Christians get angry and riots break out in the entire country and unrest is spread."
Earlier this week, representatives from the community have also submitted a memorandum to the Joint Commissioner demanding a ban on the screening of the film in theatres. Thus, the Christian community is also demanding a ban on the film.
About the film
'Jaat has been directed by Gopichand Malineni. The film also stars Saiyami Kher, Regina Cassandra, Jagapathi Babu, Ramya Krishnan, Vineet Kumar Singh, Prashant Bajaj, Zarina Wahab, P. Ravi Shankar and Babloo Prithiveeraj.