Fan clubs of Salman and SRK, upset with Ranbir Kapoor for making fun of the stars, have decided to blacklist the film.Ban Besharam! Fans of Salman and SRK decide to blacklist Ranbir Kapoor's film

The trailer of Ranbir Kapoor’s forthcoming filmBesharam has elicited an extreme reaction from fans of Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan. Since its launch about 10 days ago, the promo has received over 6,000 dislikes! The trailer opens with Ranbir Kapoor urinating in the mustard fields while hummingTujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana — Shah Rukh Khan’s hit number fromDilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge — which hasn’t gone down well with SRK fans. In another scene, he tells Rishi Kapoor, who is playing a cop, ‘Sirf Chulbul naam rakhne se koi Dabangg nahi ban jaata,’ taking off on Salman Khan. In one stroke, Ranbir, who has recently joined the Rs100-crore club with Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, has upset the fans of both the ruling Khans.

Fans have been expressing their ire online and comments range from being reprimanding to vitriolic. Given the huge number of fans of the Khans, this ban could hugely damage this film.

Director Abhinav Kashyap says, “I have just two moments — one from my own filmDabangg. In one scene, Rishi Kapoor who plays a cop is called Chulbul so Ranbir says ‘sirf naam Chulbul hone se koi Dabangg nahi ban jaata’. And the other where Ranbir is shown taking a leak in the fields and humming Tujhe Dekha Toh... I have taken the rights to the song. There is nothing offensive, the film is about an irreverent guy. Some fans have taken it personally and are coming up with atrocious comments. We are not perturbed by it.”