section_path: Controversies/Religious hostility
section_name: Religious hostility
paragraph_text: Religious hostility
  
  After its release, Chhaava is alleged to reignite the wave of hate and hostility against Muslims across India, and is one of the few movies to do so after The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story. Several politicians like Abu Azmi and Asaduddin Owaisi criticized the movie and praised Emperor Aurangzeb, which led to backlash among right-wing Hindu organizations and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. Right wing groups like Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal condemned the glorification and threatened to demolish the tomb of Aurangzeb, located in Aurangabad, as they claimed it as a reminder of “centuries of oppression, atrocities, and slavery” of Hindus during his rule. The incident subsequently led to riots across Nagpur on 17 March 2025 and several law enforcement officers were injured in the clash, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging for calm and condemning any glorification of Aurangzeb. He blamed the movie for the Nagpur violence.
  
  After its release, Chhaava is alleged to reignite the wave of hate and hostility against Muslims across India, and is one of the few movies to do so after The Kashmir Files and The Kerala Story. Several politicians like Abu Azmi and Asaduddin Owaisi criticized the movie and praised Emperor Aurangzeb, which led to backlash among right-wing Hindu organizations and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders. Right wing groups like Vishva Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal condemned the glorification and threatened to demolish the tomb of Aurangzeb, located in Aurangabad, as they claimed it as a reminder of “centuries of oppression, atrocities, and slavery” of Hindus during his rule. The incident subsequently led to riots across Nagpur on 17 March 2025 and several law enforcement officers were injured in the clash, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urging for calm and condemning any glorification of Aurangzeb. He blamed the movie for the Nagpur violence.