Rajinikanth fans miffed with The Dirty Picture

Ekta Kapoor's "The Dirty Picture", based on the real life story of South siren Silk Smitha has been surrounded with many controversies since its launch. Be it the concept, the raunchy posters or the title itself, everything has been controversial. And this time the moviemakers have faced the wrath of some Rajinikanth fans.
If the buzz around this issue is to be believed, Naseeruddin Shah's character in "The Dirty Picture" is inspired by the Tamil superstar. That Naseer is playing a superstar in the film, is common knowledge. The film's teaser doing the rounds shows Vidya Balan performing an item number with him. But what is also common is that Rajinikanth too is a superstar and he too acted with Silk in various movies, in which she had special item numbers with the actress.
Drawing a parallel between the two, fans of Rajinikanth are now demanding removal of those scenes that in anyway show Naseer (and thus Rajini) in a bad light.
The makers of the film however have denied any resemblance to the South star, saying that Naseer is playing an ageing star in the film whereas Rajini was in his prime when he worked with Silk. But fans are in no mood to relent. They have threatened the filmmakers with dire consequences if their superstar is portrayed in a bad manner.