Activists of the Kranti Shiv Sena, breakaway faction of the Shiv Sena — burnt posters of the Bollywood actress to protest what they called disruption of the lives of devotees. Led by KSS president Arun Pathak, the partymen took out a mock funeral procession of the film crew and burnt the effigies at Harishchandra Ghat. They alleged that the daily religious life of the people living in various lanes along the Ganges was disturbed due to the shooting for the untitled film under the Yash Raj banner. “Devotees were stopped from going to the ghat for bathing and offering prayers,’’ alleged Pathak, adding this demonstration was a “warning to the film crew’’.

He said that Kranti Shiv Sena will launch a massive movement to oust them from the city if the crew’s activities affected the people’s daily lives in anyway.

Rani has earlier shot for several other films in the city, including a scene from last year’s hit Bunty Aur Babli.

Earlier a scuffle between the film star’s security guards and photo-journalists on Monday had already soured the crew’s stay in the city. To
break the resultant deadlock, a press conference was organised to allow the media access to the stars. But Rani, perhaps upset about being jostled by the paparazzi, accused photojournalists of interfering in the shoot and said that the media should have shown some restraint.

Upset over repeatedly being asked about her marriage, she fumed: “People who are waiting for ladoos or my marriage will have to wait for at least five years. They should not be worried about me as my parents are alive to search a groom for me,’’ she said.