Mammootty’s star night in trouble

A star night organized by a private television channel in Dubai to honor the Malayalam superstar Mammootty with an award, turned out to be a damp squib with the crowd turning unruly.

The show was arranged to be held at the Dubai Airport Exhibition Grounds that has a capacity to hold 7,500 people. However, many of the viewers without tickets also tried to enter the venue to catch a glimpse of their favorite star. Unable to control the crowd, the police had to be called in, who resorted to lathi charge to control the crowd. Several people were injured in the melee and the show organizers decided to cancel the event. Mammootty left the venue midway.