Suraj Pal Amu, a Bharatiya Janata Party leader from the northern state of Haryana, offered the bounty against actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Sunday. The film's producers postponed the release of the film, which was set to be in theatres Dec. 1, the same day. Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, seen attending the Marrakech International Film Festival in 2013, was attacked by critics of the film in January. The Da Vinci Code was banned in the Indian state of Goa, which has a large Christian population, because religious groups objected. Rushdie was forced to cancel a 2012 appearance at the Jaipur Literary Festival amid protests and threats by prominent Muslim clerics.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2017 15:11 UTC