Ajay Devgn on Monday announced that his upcoming film Total Dhamaal will not be releasing in Pakistan.
The decision comes in the wake of a terror attack on a CRPF convoy in Kashmir that claimed the lives of at least 40 soldiers.
“In light of the current situation the team of Total Dhamaal has decided to not release the film in Pakistan,” Devgn tweeted.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh also shared the same message on Twitter.
Total Dhamaal is the third instalment of the successful franchise Dhamaal, which originally starred Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey and Riteish alongside Sanjay Dutt.
Directed by Indra Kumar, Total Dhamaal features an ensemble cast of Devgn, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaffrey, Anil Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh.
The film, a collaboration between Ajay Devgn FFilms and Fox Star Studios, will release in India on February 22. The 49-year-old actor was among the celebrities from Bollywood who had condemned the Pulwama terror attack.
“Horrible and disgusting. Anger can’t be put into words. #KashmirTerrorAttack” Devgn had tweeted.
Team donates
Rs 50 lakh for kin
The team of Total Dhamaal has donated Rs 50 lakh to the families of the CRPF personnel who were killed in the Pulwama terror attack.
“In the light of the recent attacks, the makers and the actors got together to help out the families of the Pulwama martyrs. It is a sad thing to see the Indian soldiers suffer through this event and the team was keen on doing their bit to support them,” a spokesperson of the film unit said in a statement. (Agencies)
