Bhandarkar cancelled the event after the Congress workers gathered at his proposed press meet venue to lodge their protest against the alleged defamatory content of the movie. Bhandarkar had to face Congressmens ire in Pune too yesterday after which he had to cancel the promotional events there. A senior police official told PTI that Congress workers were waiting to meet Bhandarkar at the venue where he was supposed to brief media about the upcoming film. After cancelling the events in Nagpur, Bhandarkar tweeted to Rahul Gandhis Office saying, "Dear @OfficeOfRG after Pune I have 2 cancel todays PressCon at Nagpur. Nagpur city congress chief Vikas Thakre, said, "We wanted to meet Bhandarkar and know as to why he was not showing the movie to the concerned Congress leaders.

Source: India Today July 16, 2017 11:37 UTC