Did a fight break out in a cinema hall in Bareilly after a viewer raised a pro-Pakistan slogan? Know the truth.

The movie Gadar 2 starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel was released nationwide a few days ago. A video of the inside of a movie theatre is now going viral on social media where a group of people can be seen fighting with each other. 

It was claimed that during the screening of the movie, a viewer raised a pro-Pakistan slogan. A few other audiences got offended by the slogan and beat the person severely inside the cinema hall. 

However, Fact Crescendo found the claim to be false. There was no pro-Pakistan slogan raised during the movie. 

What’s the claim? 

Sharing the video, social media users are claiming that some Jihadis chanted Pakistan Zindabad slogans during Gadar 2 show in a cinema hall in the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. After that, the crowd beat them up with belts. 

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Fact Check- 

A keyword search on Google led us to The Free Press Journal report on 13 August 2023. According to the report, this incident took place at Prasad Cinema hall in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. Due to some reasons, a fight broke out between two individuals who were in an intoxicated state watching the movie. During the fight, nearby audiences were also injured. The accused had already fled before police reached the site.

A video of the incident was also uploaded on City News Bareilly’s YouTube channel. According to the report, this incident took place at Prasad cinema hall in Bareilly during the last show of the day. The fight broke out between two intoxicated people watching Gadar 2 movie where both the individuals started hitting each other with belts. Few other audiences also got injured during the fight. Both the people who started the fight fled after police reached the site. 

After this, Fact Crescendo contacted SHO Dharmendra Singh of Thana Kotwali. He informed us that the claim going viral on social media is false. During the movie, a person from the audience tried to take a photo/video of his favorite scene. Another person in the hall objected him which resulted in an enraged conversation and argument and later changed to a fight. There was no pro-Pakistan slogan raised in the hall in Prasad Theatre in Bareilly.

Conclusion: 

Fact Crescendo found the claim to be misleading. There was no pro-Pakistan slogan raised during Gadar 2 movie screening at Prasad Theatre in Bareilly. A fight broke out between two intoxicated people over the video capturing a scene from the movie.