Ajmer: The management of the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinudeen Chisti in Ajmer has served show cause notices to actress Katrina Kaif and others for filming a scene for a movie there without its permission.
Najim Abdul Aleem of the Dargah Committee on Thursday said the notices were served to Katrina, actor Rishi Kapoor, director Vipul Shah and agent Babubhai Ghosi for shooting a scene of the movie Namaste London at the shrine without permission last month.
Katrina had worn a short dress during the filming, drawing the ire of a section of the servers and management at the shrine.
The stars and others were asked to file replies to the notices within 15 days of receiving them and to tender a public apology, Aleem said.
He said the notices were issued on November 11 by Jatan Chand Jain, a lawyer acting on behalf of the Dargah Committee.
Though Ghosi made an application for permission to shoot at the shrine, his request was not granted, Aleem said.
Katrina, wearing a knee-length skirt, entered the shrine with Rishi Kapoor on October 2 and offered a chadar at the Sufi saint's dargah without written permission, he said.
In keeping with Islamic traditions, women wearing skimpy outfits are not allowed inside the shrine and officials and the Muslim community had taken exception to the attire of the actress, he said.
Sarwar Chisti, secretary of the Anjuman Committee or organisation of Khadims (servers), said, "What was the need to raise the controversy again as the matter had subsided last month. It (the notices) will lead to another controversy and media hype."
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