A news is going viral on social media claiming that Makers of Gadar 2 will organize a special screening for the President Droupadi Murmu. Several media houses published this news.
Gadar 2 is sequel to 2001 hit movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, featuring Sunny Deol as Tara singh and Ameesha Patel as Sakenna.
News Website, Jagran published this news with the headline: “Gadar 2 Exclusive screening VIP screening reserved for President Droupadi Murmu “. In this news, Jagran stated: “The much-awaited follow-up to the 2001 hit movie ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’, titled ‘Gadar 2, had its highly anticipated theatrical premiere on August 11. The historical action-packed narrative, featuring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel, was warmly embraced by the viewers. Coinciding with its release, it has been revealed that an exclusive screening of the film will be arranged for the President of India”.
Moreover, India Today also published this news with the headline:”’Gadar 2′ team to host special screening for President Droupadi Murmu”. According to India Today
“As per reports, the President of India requested a special screening of the film. In an exclusive conversation with IndiaToday.in, director Anil Sharma disclosed that the screening will take place on August 13”.
Fact-Check
To verify the authenticity of the above viral news, the Dfrac team searched some keywords related to the viral news on Google. Meanwhile, the team found a tweet done by PIB Fact-Check on Twitter. In this Tweet, PIB refuted the claims of the above viral news stating “This is claim is Fake. It is a regular screening that happens in Rashtrapati Bhavan & President had not wished for any such special screening. #President is not attending the screening”.
Conclusion
Dfrac ‘s Fact-Check has proved that the claim related to the above viral news is Fake as PIB has refuted the claims by clarifying that the films screening is a regular affair that takes place at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and President Murmu will not attend the programme.
