Ae Dil Hai Mushkil : MNS allows film's release after meeting the producers

Mumbai: In a major relief to filmmaker Karan Johar, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)announced on Saturday it has called off its protest against his upcoming film, "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" and allowed its release. The decision followed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' direct intervention in the matter -- a day after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Mumbai, and two days after he met representatives of Bollywood.

We will not oppose #ADHM's release: MNS after meeting of Raj Thackeray with CM Devendra Fadnavis and producers

— ANI (@ANI_news) October 22, 2016

I assured Mr.Fadnavis that the Producer's Guild has decided that we will not work with Pakistani artists in the future: Mukesh Bhatt pic.twitter.com/VUiVJQ89mq

— ANI (@ANI_news) October 22, 2016

Fadnavis convened a meeting on Saturday which was attended by MNS President Raj Thackeray, Karan Johar and Producers' Guild of India President Mukesh Bhatt and others at the CM's official residence, Varsha, to resolve the imbroglio. U/A certified ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ to release as scheduled… “film is all about spreading love” say makers The MNS was agitating for the past fortnight against the film on grounds it has a Pakistani actor, Fawad Khan, and vowed not to permit its scheduled release on October 28. IANS