Salman's 'Da-Bangg Tour to Nepal' cancelled
Kathmandu
March2, 2017
Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's 'the Da-Bangg Tour to
Nepal', which was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu on March 10, has been
called off citing threat from a section led by Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav',
according to the organisers.
Other Bollywood stars such as Sonakshi
Sinha, Kriti Sanon, Prabhudheva, Daisy Shah, Meet Bros and Maniesh Paul were
scheduled to join Salman at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.
The organisers Sohail
Khan Entertainments and JA Events and the partner organiser from Nepal, ODC
Entertainment on January 19 had jointly organised a press conference in
Kathmandu to confirm Khan's arrival.
However, Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav'
of the CPN-Maoist, a splinter of CPN (Maoist Centre) last week had demanded
cancellation of the show and called all the nationalist forces to unite and
oppose against the even saying it amounts to 'expansion of cultural intervention
on Nepali soil'.
Some top Nepalese artists and 110 other singers and
dancers from Bollywood were also expected to be part of the show. An audience of
30,000 was expected to attend the show while the tickets were priced from Rs
3,000 to 30,000. The cost of the show was reported to mount Rs 50 million.
The tour, which kicked off last year, has already entertained several cities
around the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, London and Birmingham.
The organisers in Kathmandu said: "The show is just postponed for further
dates and going to reschedule it very soon."
The CPN-Maoist also attacked
the sponsors of the show, most of them liquor brands. "In a way, the programme
is also promoting liquor which is not acceptable to us. We are against all kinds
of globalisation bids," the statement said.
Kathmandu
March2, 2017
Bollywood Superstar Salman Khan's 'the Da-Bangg Tour to
Nepal', which was scheduled to take place in Kathmandu on March 10, has been
called off citing threat from a section led by Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav',
according to the organisers.
Other Bollywood stars such as Sonakshi
Sinha, Kriti Sanon, Prabhudheva, Daisy Shah, Meet Bros and Maniesh Paul were
scheduled to join Salman at Tundikhel, Kathmandu.
The organisers Sohail
Khan Entertainments and JA Events and the partner organiser from Nepal, ODC
Entertainment on January 19 had jointly organised a press conference in
Kathmandu to confirm Khan's arrival.
However, Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav'
of the CPN-Maoist, a splinter of CPN (Maoist Centre) last week had demanded
cancellation of the show and called all the nationalist forces to unite and
oppose against the even saying it amounts to 'expansion of cultural intervention
on Nepali soil'.
Some top Nepalese artists and 110 other singers and
dancers from Bollywood were also expected to be part of the show. An audience of
30,000 was expected to attend the show while the tickets were priced from Rs
3,000 to 30,000. The cost of the show was reported to mount Rs 50 million.
The tour, which kicked off last year, has already entertained several cities
around the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, London and Birmingham.
The organisers in Kathmandu said: "The show is just postponed for further
dates and going to reschedule it very soon."
The CPN-Maoist also attacked
the sponsors of the show, most of them liquor brands. "In a way, the programme
is also promoting liquor which is not acceptable to us. We are against all kinds
of globalisation bids," the statement said.
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