Bollywood film starring Shah Rukh Khan sparks militant Hindu rage in India...

Theatres in Mumbai turned fortresses on Friday for release of a Bollywood film whose star is locked in a duel with a radical Hindu group, sparking worries India's financial hub is being undermined by parochial politics.

Several multiplex chains decided against showing 'My Name is Khan' for fear of attacks by the hardline Shiv Sena party.

The controversy was sparked by the film's hero Shah Rukh Khan's recent remarks calling for Pakistani players to be included in India's popular IPL cricket league.

Hundreds of police and reserve police personnel were deployed to protect cinemas, including plainclothesmen inside theatres to stop potential violence. Police have so far detained 2,000 Shiv Sena members as a precaution. More...

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