Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’s Lucknow promotional event took an unexpected turn when the Uttar Pradesh police had to resort to a lathi charge to control the crowd.
Tiger Shroff and Akshay Kumar were in Lucknow on Monday to promote their forthcoming movie. Not surprisingly, fans rushed to the venue hoping to catch sight of their favourite star. But as shown in videos, the event quickly turned scary. Fans were spotted throwing chappals in the crowd and a stampede nearly broke out.
#WATCH | Ruckus erupted at the promotion event of the film 'Bade Miyan Chote Miyan' featuring actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in UP's Lucknow today pic.twitter.com/t8PS0QmP0b
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 26, 2024
The response to Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in Lucknow today, where they performed stunts before huge crowds, was to be seen to be believed! The new promotional strategy for ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ worked big time. @akshaykumar @iTIGERSHROFF @aliabbaszafar @jackkybhagnani… pic.twitter.com/zEO8wSen1M
— Komal Nahta (@KomalNahta) February 26, 2024
Before choosing to use a lathi charge on the rowdy crowd, UP police could be seen trying to manage the crowd in the video. They put an end to the crowd’s misbehaviour and calmed the situation. Tiger and Akshay were kept away from the crowd.
Laathi-Charge Kalesh b/w Crowd and Group of Police Man during the event of actors Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff, who reached Lucknow for the promotion of the film Chhote Miyan Bade Miyan
pic.twitter.com/1eL6ZZUrAC— Ghar Ke Kalesh (@gharkekalesh) February 26, 2024
A few people were reportedly hurt, according to a Hindustan Times report. Police, however, have denied the claims. A PR representative who attended the event stated that the crowd became out of control once the stars began throwing merchandise at them.
“Fans made a scramble to catch the items that were thrown towards them, which broke the barricades that were supposed to hold them back,” claimed Anand Krishna, a representative of the PR company that organized the event. “The actors left the show midway much before the scheduled time,” a member of the organizing committee stated.