‘Gabbar Singh’ uniform offends police officers

HYDERABAD: Salman Khan-starrer 'Dabangg' remake in Telugu 'Gabbar Singh' with Pawan Kalyan in the lead has come under fire from the AP Police Officers Association.

'Gabbar Singh' is set for release on May 11 but the police officers association on Tuesday raised objection to the manner in which Pawan Kalyan is shown in police uniform - with all the shirt buttons open. The red headband that he wears, with the uniform, has also angered police officers.

"The look of the actor in police uniform with all the buttons open has tarnished the image of the police. It is an insult and cannot be tolerated," AP Police Officers Association president K V Chalapathi Rao said.

Chalapathi Rao also spoke to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) regional officer A Dhanalakshmi and asked that the film be shown to the association so that they could exactly specify their objections. Dhanalakshmi, however, did not accept the request but told them that the film would be certified as per the rules.

"We have seen the film posters which have come up everywhere and the promos of the movie are also on television. That is not the way a police officer should have been portrayed," Chalapathi Rao said.

Rao said the association will think of taking 'appropriate action' if the film has any objectionable portrayal of the police.

Though the original 'Dabangg' had no problems with the police anywhere in the country, the AP Police Officers Association said it was not concerned about that.

"We have an objection to the portrayal of the police in 'Gabbar Singh' and our objections cannot be treated lightly," Chalapathi Rao said. 'Gabbar Singh' has been produced by Bandla Ganesh and is directed by Harish Shankar.

In the past, when the A P Police Officers Association took objection to the title of the movie 'Policeodi Pellam', it was changed to 'Police Bharya' later.