Fatwa issued against Jimmy Sheirgill and makers of his upcoming film for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

Looks like there's more trouble in store for Jimmy Sheirgill-starrer Shorgul, which has raised the hackles of the political fraternity in Uttar Pradesh and recently, invited a ban in a few cities - the film touches upon the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The Khamman Peer Baba Committee in Lucknow has issued a fatwa against the actor and producers for hurting their sentiments.

Sources close to the film claim after Muzaffarnagar, Kandhla, Meerut and a few other places, the film is facing a ban in prime cities like Lucknow and Kanpur. The makers are now said to have approached UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to facilitate Shorgul's release.

Earlier this month, a PIL had been filed requesting a stay on the film's release, alleging that it spreads communal disharmony and maligns political figures - Jimmy's character, Ranjit Om, is said to be modelled after MLA Sangeet Som, an accused in the riots. Now, the Lucknow-based committee has taken offence to certain scenes and dialogues in the film which they feel might ignite hatred and, eventually, violence, in the state.

The fatwa mentions, `We will not allow the film to be screened in Uttar Pradesh or let Jimmy Sheirgill shoot in the state ever again.`

Jimmy, who is currently in Canada with his family, could not be reached for a comment. Swatantra Vijay Singh, the film's co-producer, confirms the story and says, `Yes we have received the fatwa, but our film is a cinematic recreation of various tragic incidents that transpired in the past. Our film will decode the humanity-intolerance equation in the most non-controversial manner.`