A still from Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
Salman Khan's upcoming film
Bajrangi Bhaijaan courted controversies after to several religious organisations raised objections to the title and content of the film. But actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha supported the
Dabangg star and said that the protesters should watch the film before complaining.
At an event to launch a magazine cover, The BJP MP said: "My humble request to them (protesters) is not to have these reactions before watching the film. Salman and I are very good family friends and when I haven't seen the film so how can they claim about watching the film."
"As far as I know,
Bajrangi Bhaijaan along with being a commercial film is also a very healthy film. I've been told it is the most secular film in recent times. It unites the society and people are praising it a lot. I appeal to people to give us a fair chance. If there were issues with it, the censor board, which is a government body, wouldn't have approved it," he said.
"Even films which win National Awards are not spared and protests are launched against them. 'Mobocracy' is gaining precedence over democracy," he added, referring to the protest culture in the country.
The Kabir Khan-directed film, also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and is slated to release a day before Eid on July 17.