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Indore students halt screening
of Manisha Koirala movie

National Students Union of India activists disrupted the screening of Champion, starring Nepal-born Manisha Koirala, on Saturday in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, magistrate Manish Singh told AFP.

"Hundreds of students tore up posters of the film and resorted to minor stone pelting. It was a backlash against the wave of anti-Indian protests in Nepal last week," said Singh.

"The district administration has geared up to curb further agitation against cinema halls screening Champion. Stern measures will be taken against demonstrators," he said.

The unrest followed a series of violent protests in Nepal against Hrithik Roshan after it was alleged the actor had said in an interview that he loathed Nepal and its people.

Reports of the interview triggered days of unrest, although Roshan denied making the comments.

Four people were killed in clashes with the security forces in Kathmandu, during which Indian tourists and businesses were targeted.

Following the latest demonstrations, the NSUI - the student wing of the Congress - also demanded a nation-wide ban on Koirala's movies.

Kathmandu-born Koirala is related to Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

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