More details: Visit websiteA group of masked men stormed a west London cinema shouting 'down with India' during a Bollywood film leaving customers 'terrified'.
Footage shows the group interrupting a screening of the film 'Emergency' at Harrow Vue Cinema on Sunday night.
Saloni Belaid, who had bought tickets to the film, said the men had pushed themselves past staff members and shouted 'down with India' after the film was dibbed 'anti-Sikh'.
She said: 'It was really chaotic and scary. Ninety-five per cent of the audience cleared out while they were intimidating everyone whereas my friends and I stayed to confront them.
'This was masked men shouting in the dark – we didn't what their intentions were. It was frightening.'
She told Times of India cinema staff did not come to help, and despite police arriving within 10 minutes they did not stop the group as they were exercising their right to protest.
Saloni said the men were part of the Khalistan separatist movement which aims to create a homeland for Sikhs.
The Hindi film Emergency has been dubbed 'Anti-Sikh' with protests also being held across the Midlands.
Rashmi Chaubey, who posted the footage onto Facebook , said: 'It's a completely frightening and intimidating experience when 20+ men with masked faces and carrying a kirpan entered and blocked the exit in a dark theatre.
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