Reacting to Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) threat that his movie Chennai Express would not be allowed to be released in Maharashtra, the actor Shahrukh Khan appealed all Indians not to watch the movie as it is very cheap and hopeless.

"Forget MNS and Maharashtra, I appeal all the Indians that avoid watching this movie. It is useless and totally waste of your money. Just now I saw a first screening and that is totally trash. If you really care about your brain and don't want to damage your personal, physical and mental properties then please, please and again please don't watch this hopeless film," said Shahrukh Khan, requesting on the India Satire Correspondent's camera.

Chennai Express is going to release all over the world in early-August and was earlier thought as the mega epic with expectations of thousands of crores of turnover. However, Shahrukh Khan's appeal to the nation could make his fans rethink about the film.

He said "I don't want to say you lie. I assure you that you will not find anything new in this movie. Half movie is mine and half is copied from Ajay Devgn's movies. I sincerely request you that forget MNS thing and just do one thing never ever watch this movie in theaters, nor on dvds or even on TV channels. Forget buying tickets, even somebody is gifting the tickets consider the guy as your enemy and punch him hard."