Bengaluru: In the wake of pressure from a certain section of people to remove late actor Puneeth Rajkumar's movie "James" from theatres to make way for "The Kashmir Files" the producer and distributor of "James" Kishore Pattikonda met Karnataka Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah on Monday to brief him on the issue.

"James" the last movie of Sandalwood star Puneeth Rajkumar was released on March 17, that marked his birthday, and is receiving good viewership across the state with a wide-range of Rajkumar's fans thronging to the cinemas to watch his last movie.

According to the reports, a certain section of people have been demanding theatre owners to remove the films screening to make way for more slots for controversial movie ‘The Kashmir Files’.

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New Delhi, Ape 3 (PTI): South African pace bowler Kagiso Rabada has returned home from the IPL due to personal reasons, his franchise Gujarat Titans announced on Thursday.

The Titans, though, have not specified the duration of Rabada’s absence from the IPL 2025, where he has played two matches.

“Kagiso Rabada has returned to South Africa to deal with an important personal matter,” the Gujarat outfit said in a statement.

Rabada appeared against Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians, grabbing 1 for 41 and 1 for 42 respectively in those matches.

The 29-year-old was not picked for Gujarat Titans’ match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday.

Arshad Khan was drafted into the eleven in place of Rabada, and the left-arm pacer picked up the key wicket of Virat Kohli early in the innings.

In the absence of Rabada, GT could be relying on his South African teammate Gerald Coetzee or Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat.