Three bodyguards of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie have been released on bail in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay).
They have been charged with “insult to religion and threatening to kill” after being involved in a scuffle with parents at a Mumbai school, police say.
Jolie was filming at the Anjuman-i-Islam school at the time.
She is in India to film A Mighty Heart, based on the life of murdered US journalist Daniel Pearl.
‘Upset’
Angry parents accused Jolie’s bodyguards of pushing and insulting them when they came to collect their children from the school on Thursday.
Angelina Jolie on Mumbai train
Jolie’s India trip is the subject of intese media interest
“Children were waiting inside for us and, when they opened the gates, those men [bodyguards] pushed our ladies and children. They also said ‘You bloody Indian’. This is just not done,” said parent Mohammed Yusuf Patni.
Mr Patni said parents were upset that the school allowed filming while classes were being held inside.
“There were actors dressed in Pakistani policemen’s uniforms. They were holding guns which scared the children,” he said.
A statement from the film producers said: "We had the full permission and co-operation of the school to film on the premises.
"Unfortunately, our arrival was impeded by the paparazzi waiting at the gates of the school.
“When the gates were opened to allow the parents in to collect their children, the paparazzi rushed into the school causing confusion.”
The lawyer for the bodyguards, Mahesh Jethmalani, told the BBC the bodyguards were released on bail of 25,000 rupees each ($555).
They have been told to report to the police every day for the next seven days.
“They’ve basically been charged with offences related to criminal intimidation,” Mr Jethmalani said.
“These are all cases of your word against mine. Looking at the circumstances I doubt if all these words were uttered.”
Attracting attention
Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt, along with their three children, arrived in Mumbai on Saturday to shoot parts of the film.
Actor Dan Futterman plays Daniel Pearl, who was abducted and murdered in Pakistan in 2002, while Jolie plays the role of his widow, Marianne.
Pitt and Jolie - one of Hollywood’s most famous couples - have had their every move followed by the media since they arrived in India in October.
Pitt has accompanied Jolie as the film is being co-produced by the company he founded along with his ex-wife, actress Jennifer Aniston.
Earlier in the week, Jolie caused a stir when she boarded a crowded local train with Futterman in Mumbai.
A photographer who managed to get into the same compartment said one of her bodyguards had threatened to throw him out of the train if he tried to get too near or take pictures.
want to see the clip ??? :hehe: