The quiet rhythm of Haridwar was disrupted when a film crew arrived to shoot scenes for Emraan Hashmi’s upcoming project. What began as routine production work quickly spiralled into a public dispute. A temporary set included a board announcing ‘Cafe & Bar’, a detail that clashed sharply with the city’s spiritual identity. Residents confronted the team, their voices rising in defence of local traditions. Security personnel and crew members scrambled to contain the unrest as phones captured every moment, sending the confrontation across social platforms within hours. Emraan himself remained absent from the footage, but the crew’s decision to erase the word ‘Bar’ from the sign dissolved the tension. With that single change, calm returned, and filming could continue without further resistance.
