The outfit, Sangharsh, has accused the organisers of playing with the nationalist sentiments of people of India, at a time of tension with Pakistan after the Uri terror attack.
"The organisers of this event are more likely to flare the outrage among people by screening this Pakistani film in their film festival. This will just not be acceptable as it will give rise to more tension and outrage among the people," read the letter written by the organisation's president Prithvi Mhaske to Amboli police here.
The 18th edition of the festival will be held from October 20-27 in which over 180 films from 54 countries would be screened at several spots across the city.
Mhaske told PTI, "If the organisers do not stop screening the film, my workers would stall the screening of the film."
When contacted, Amboli's Senior Police Inspector Bharat Gaikwad said, "Yes, I have received an application in this regard and I have summoned both the parties tomorrow to go into the merits of the application."
The film was co-produced during the days of undivided Pakistan (now independent Pakistan and Bangladesh) and shot in Dhaka. It tells the tale of life in a small fishing village where everyone dreams of owning their own boat.
The film is set to be screened in the 'restored classic' section of the festival, which is chaired by superstar Aamir Khan's director wife Kiran Rao.
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