A screaming bunch of frenzied men and women converge upon a venue screaming religious slogans. They proceed to tear papers, terrorise people, vandalise buildings. Then they disappear, but not before threatening to return "if you do anything that goes against our culture". Medieval Inquisitors? Hitlerian SS troopers? Ku Klux Klan-ites? No. Just Shiv Sainiks, their legislators and members of spiritual sister concerns Bajrang Dal and Patit Paavan Sangathan rampaging across movie halls, disrupting screenings of the controversial film with lesbian content, Fire, in Bombay, Delhi, Surat, Pune last week. Demanding a ban on a film that's bagged 14 international awards, two best actress awards for heroine and Parliamentarian Shabana Azmi, received standing ovations in Toronto, London, New York and, despite its radical theme, recorded 80 per cent collections in theatres Indiawide in its three-week run. From hushed, appreciative native audiences who reacted maturely to a mature film. No catcalls. No voyeuristic giggles even from frontbenchers who watched attentively, reacted sensitively. Obviously Fire struck a chord with audiences.