The organisations said a conspiracy has been going on to target a particular faith, disturb peace and hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims
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Karnataka government has banned the screening of the Hindi movie ‘Hamare Baarah’ for at least two weeks after some Muslim organisations raised concerns.
In an order, the government stalled the release of the film and its trailer in electronic media, social media, film theatres, private television channels or other media.
The order said several Muslim organisations had appealed to the government not to allow the screening of the movie which portrays Islam in an “instigative and derogatory manner”, and giving permission to such a film would lead to hatred between faiths and communities.
The organisations said a conspiracy has been going on to target a particular faith, disturb peace and hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.
Since its announcement, ‘
Hamare Baarah
’, starring Annu Kapoor, Manoj Joshi, and Paritosh Tripathi, has captured public’s attention for its bold narrative and thought-provoking themes. Recently, Annu Kapoor, Director and Producers met with Maharashtra CM Shri Eknath Shinde ji and thanked the CM for safety and police protection provided. They also expressed gratitude for the assurance of safety during the release week.
But now, Producer Birender Bhagat and Ravi S Gupta have raised serious concerns regarding the recent development to impose a stay on their film despite receiving a censor certificate.
“Our film has received a certificate from the censor board. It is set to release on its scheduled date this Friday. We have invested crores of our hard earned money in making of the film, risked our entire life’s savings, and made this film with great difficulty. We are shocked & disappointed since a stay has been imposed on our film without even watching it.”
“This is a serious matter. The film was scheduled for a worldwide release on June 7. All our distributor agreements had been signed and all payments have been made to the distributors. Screenings were complete and everything was finalised. Now, we will have to halt the release everywhere, with our entire life savings at stake. Without hearing our side or watching the film, it has been stopped just days before its June 7 release,” he lamented.
With inputs from PTI
