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Satish Kaushik's 5 theatres torched in Itanagar violence

Five theatres that actor Satish Kaushik is associated with were burnt in the protests that rocked Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar on Friday night against the government move to grant permanent residency certificates (PRCs) to certain categories of people.

"I am associated with five theatres named Picture Time. I am a promoter. I got a call this (Saturday) morning from the owner, Sushil Choudhary, that our five theatres were burnt," Kaushik told a news agency on the phone while being evacuated to Guwahati along with 50 other delegates to the first Itanagar International Film Festival, which was cancelled after the violence erupted.

[caption id="attachment_8817" align="aligncenter" width="998"] File photo of Satish Kaushik[/caption]

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"I reached yesterday (Friday) and went to the hotel. I was supposed to get ready for the evening function... But they (organisers) said 'hold on' there is some problem ... The event could not take place due to protests. The protesters were on a rampage and pelting stones. We couldn't make it to the convention centre. There was a fire. We got stuck. We thought we'd leave in the morning but we got stuck We crossed the border with the help of an IAS officer. He sent people and about 10-12 vehicles for us. Then we crossed the (Arunachal Pradesh) border," Kaushik added.

On Twitter, Satish Kaushik posted a picture and wrote about the incident.

https://twitter.com/satishkaushik2/status/1099271414685880320

Satish Kaushik has also directed films such as Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain and Badhaai Ho Badhaai.

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