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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Inspired by Mahesh Babu? Fan brings live snake to theatre during Khaleja re-release, creates panic. Watch
Telugu hit Khaleja, originally released in 2010, was re-released across several screens on Friday. A video of a fan entering a theatre carrying a live snake has emerged on social media platforms. The film starred Mahesh Babu in the lead role. (Also Read | Frustrated Mahesh Babu fans create ruckus in theatres over missing scenes in Khaleja re-release. Watch) As per an India Today report, the clip was recorded inside a theatre in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada. A person dressed in a black outfit entered the hall with a snake. He covered his face and looked at the snake repeatedly. The video ended with the person standing in front of the screen and dancing. The moviegoers inside the theatres were heard screaming and hooting. Reportedly, he was inspired by a scene in Khaleja in which Mahesh walks in the desert with a snake. The fan wanted to recreate the scene. Reports said that fans initially did not realise that the snake was real. But upon realising that, many ran outside the theatre in panic. In another instance, moviegoers fought with the theatre management when they noticed a few scenes missing from the film. Several videos and pictures of the brawl emerged online. A fan shared a video of people arguing with the projectionist as the film played on-screen. Another person shared footage of fans screaming and stopping a screening. After the ruckus, exhibitors posted clarifications on X. It read, 'Dear #Maheshbabu fans, Please note that #Khaleja4K will be screened with the content we receive from our VPF providers. We have seen a few tweets that few scenes/ song have not been screened. So please be aware and do not let us down by creating unnecessary issues. Pls understand missing scenes have been added back." The X account of the movie created for the re-release tweeted on Friday, 'EVERYTHING SORTED. Enjoy Khaleja 4K to the fullest in theatres near you.' Khaleja is a Telugu fantasy action comedy written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. It also stars Anushka, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Shafi, Sunil, Ali, and Subbaraju. The film marked Mahesh's return to cinema after a three-year hiatus. On its release in October 2010, Khaleja received mixed reviews and was a box office failure.
Mint
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Mint
Mahesh Babu's Khaleja re-release sparks fan outrage over missing scenes. Watch video
Filmmaker Trivikram Srinivas' 2010 hit Khaleja, starring Mahesh Babu, returned to theatres in 4K on Friday, leaving fans excited. The film is now being screened in theatres after a special premiere in selected venues. While fans lined up outside theatres for the re-release, their excitement quickly turned to disappointment when they found that several scenes had been cut from the film. Several videos and pictures from the re-release of Khaleja have surfaced on social media. In them, fans are seen creating ruckus over the missing scene, and even arguing with theatre management. Some fans also stopped the screening of the film to question the theatre authorities over the deleted scenes. Several fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their frustration over the missing scenes. One of them shared a video of fans and wrote, 'Orey song cut chesaru ani chepali kadha raa mundhey fans tho aatalu adadhu @KhalejaTheFilm direct adham pagal d*****u manolu cinema api d*****u, Sunday monday song ledhu movie lo. (Don't you need to tell fans beforehand if you're cutting out footage? Fans broke glass here and stopped the film from playing. Sunday Monday song is missing).' Another one added, "Why cut the scenes when everything is going well?" Someone also wrote, 'What's this? They cut 30 minutes of scenes and messed it up, now there's complete chaos outside.' 'Sunday Monday song ledu. Nalo naku devudu kanipisthunnadu scene ledu. Evadu kodite dhimma thirigi dialogue ledu. Chesthe comedy nene cheyali scene ledu.. inka em chesukodaniki ee re release. Worst planning ra @KhalejaTheFilm #Khaleja4K. Anduke ee gola theatre lopala. (Songs, scenes and dialogues are missing from the film, what are we supposed to do with this re-release? That's why fans are creating a ruckus),' shared one more. Fans react to missing scenes from Khaleja re-release. After the chaos, SV Cinemax took to X and clarified saying, 'Dear #Maheshbabu fans, Please note that #Khaleja4K will be screened with the content we receive from our VPF providers. We have seen a few tweets that few scenes/ song have not been screened. So please be aware and do not let us down by creating unnecessary issues. Pls understand." The movie's official X account later revealed that the missing scenes have now been added. 'EVERYTHING SORTED. Enjoy Khaleja 4K to the fullest in theatres near you.' Khaleja was originally released in 2010. It also stars Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Shafi, Sunil, Ali, and Subbaraju.
