<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Poran lead actors Bidya Sinha Saha Mim Sariful Razz shared posts&nbsp; on their respective Facebook profiles expressing their desire to watch the film with the elderly person who was denied ticket at Star Cineplex’s Sony Square branch at Mirpur for wearing ‘lungi’.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>“Can anyone find this elderly father? Please mange his phone number or address and inbox it only. I will watch the film with him and chat like father-daughter. He will watch the film with our Poran team wearing lungi,” Mim wrote in her post.</div><div><br></div><div>Sariful Razz also shared a similar post on his Facebook in search of the unidentified man expressing his dismay.</div><div><br></div><div>The incident of an elderly person with grey beard wearing lungi denied entry to Star Cineplex’s Sony Square branch at Mirpur for his informal attire has created quite a stir among netizens after it was shared on social media on Wednesday.</div><div><br></div><div>The film fraternity widely criticized the approach of the authorities as a staff at the counter denied to sell him a ticket to watch recently released film Poran directed by Raihan Rafi.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;However, the Star Cineplex authorities apologized for the incident and called it result of an&nbsp; unfortunate misunderstanding.</div><div><br></div><div>“We would like to clarify Star Cineplex does not discriminate against customers based on anything, least of all a person’s attire. No such policies exist at our organisation that would deny a person the right to purchase a ticket because of them choosing to wear a lungi. We want to emphasise everyone is welcome to experience their favourite movies at our cinema halls,” they wrote in their Facebook page on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>The Star Cineplex authorities also invited the elderly person and his family at their Sony Square branch to watch Poran.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, they said they are investigating this incident and promised to ensure no such misunderstandings take place in the future. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>