The posters of forthcoming film, PK, showing Bollywood’s Aamir Khan virtually nude, finally got some clothes on Saturday.
Vile Parle Congress legislator Krishna Hegde ‘dressed’ up the actor’s poster and a cutout before a large number of people who cheered and clapped their approval.
Terming the actor’s posters as “distasteful and against Indian culture,” Hegde ‘clothed’ the poster in a bright green pair of shorts and a grey T-shirt.
“Aamir Khan is a good actor and hosts Satyameva Jayate. These posters are distasteful and against Indian culture. They create a wrong impression in the minds of families and youngsters who consider him an icon,” Hegde said.
He urged Khan to immediately withdraw the nude presentation on the movie PK posters, which he said has “crossed limits”.
However, he clarified that the intention was not to indulge in moral policing but to send a message that such posters are not required for publicity for an acclaimed actor such as Khan.
Khan had termed the controversial poster “key art”, depicting the storyline of the movie made by Rajkumar Hirani.
Defending it, Khan said: “When you [audience] will watch the film then only you will be able to understand the idea behind [the poster]. But I would just like to say that the kind of filmmaker, the kind of writer Rajkumar is, he always tries to present the things, his thinking, in a unique way and that’s why I am his huge fan.”
Besides Khan, the movie, slated for a December release, features Sanjay Dutt, Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput.
