Shah Rukh Khan’s new release My Name Is Khan will have some unusual regular viewers: plainclothesmen on the job. In a move to beat the Shiv Sena at its own game, policemen will buy tickets so as to be stationed inside theatres. Sena activists are expected to book tickets in advance to create trouble.
Karan Johar, the film’s producer and director, said the police had assured a trouble-free screening of the movie. Earlier, he and some distributors met police chief D Sivanandhan to discuss the issue.
“He has assured us of security at all theatres and multiplexes where the movie will be screened. Advance booking has started and we are on board for the Friday release,’’ Johar said.
He, however, refused to comment on the Shiv Sena. ‘’There was some miscommunication, but there is no issue now,’’ he said.
The police, on their part, said security would be provided to all theatres and cine-goers. “Though we would not like to discuss the pattern of security, we assure that there will be adequate police protection,” said joint commissioner of police, law and order, Himanshu Roy. He said the city police has asked for additional forces like the SRPF for deployment. “There will be high-level frisking and checking at all theatres,” he added.
When asked what will be police measures in case Sena activists
buy movie tickets in advance, Roy said, “We have thought about this too. The police might ask for identity cards from cinema goers, if required. Policemen will be present in plain clothes in theatres.”
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