Bollywood superstar, Shah Rukh Khan’s security has been increased after he complained about allegedly receiving death threats. As per an Indian news agency, the Maharashtra government increased the actor’s security to the Y+ category.
According to the reports, Shah Rukh had given a written complaint to the state government. He claimed that he had been receiving death threat calls after the release of his films Pathan and Jawan.
Maharashtra State Intelligence Department (SID) had informed all the police commissioners, district police, and special protection units (SPUs) in the state to provide “Y+ with an escort scale of security to Khan with immediate effect.
In the Y+ category, Shah Rukh will get 11 security personnel, including six commandos, four police personnel, and a traffic clearance vehicle. The policemen would be stationed at Mannat, his Mumbai home.
On the work front, Shah Rukh was recently seen in Jawan which has already minted INR 1103.27 crore gross at the worldwide box office. Directed by Atlee, the movie was released worldwide on September 7 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The movie also features Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi with Deepika Padukone and Sanjay Dutt in special appearances.
Many have termed Jawan as a mainstream Bollywood movie with a deep-rooted political message, something that is extremely rare in traditional Hindi films. The protagonist of the movie asks people to vote sensibly while many believe that the movie sends a message of “anti-establishment”.
Director of the film Atlee explained,
You can take it whatever way you want. It is a common audience voice. It is the voice of Indian emotion. I am not specifying anything but I am talking about real issues. One should know who to vote for and how to vote and read the manual.
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