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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘Offending' parts of ‘Udaipur Files' taken down: CBFC to HC
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday told the Delhi high court that certain offending portions of the movie 'Udaipur Files', relating to the 2022 brutal murder of a tailor Kanhaiya Lal, had been taken down. 'Offending' parts of 'Udaipur Files' taken down: CBFC to HC The CBFC represented by additional solicitor general (ASG) Chetan Sharma submitted before a bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and justice Anish Dayal that the board before granting certification to the movie, slated to be released on Friday, had proposed certain cuts, which have been affected. 'We've addressed all the issues as has been raised in the petition. These are the offending portions, references and dialogues, they have all been taken down by the central board. Anything which could have been offensive has been taken down,' Sharma submitted. The movie's producer submitted that the cuts, as suggested by CBFC, had also been implemented. Taking note of the submission, the court suggested the petitioner, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani, to see the edited movie and directed the producer to arrange a special screening on Wednesday. This was after Madani's lawyer Kapil Sibal urged the court to view the edited version of the movie, saying that even if the board had taken down the alleged offending portions, there was still a problem, since its theme was to fuel violence and intended to target a 'particular community'. 'Before we make a decision (to go for screening or not), we're requesting you to go through those cuts and come before us tomorrow. The film needs to be viewed by you,' the court said to Madani's counsel Kapil Sibal. Accordingly, the court, while listing the plea seeking to stall its release and quash the CBFC certificate for Thursday, in its order said, 'In these circumstances we require the producer to arrange the screening of the film at the convenient time'. Even as the high court issued the direction, the Supreme Court in the morning refused to urgently hear a plea filed by one of the accused Mohammad Javed, also seeking a stay. 'You make a request before the concerned court on the opening day (July 14),' a bench of justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi, sitting during the partial court working days, said. Madani's plea painted a picture that the movie is 'highly provocative', capable of inciting communal tensions and disturbing public order. It went on to add that even its trailer had the potential to incite communal discord and presented a deeply divisive and inflammatory narrative, since it included references to the sensitive and sub judice matter of Gyanvapi Masjid, currently pending before the Varanasi district court and the Supreme Court and amplified the controversial statement made by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma. Lal was murdered in June 2022 with a cleaver in Udaipur district, Rajasthan, for allegedly sharing a social media post endorsing the disparaging remarks made against Prophet Muhammad by former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma. She made the comments while participating in a television debate in May 2022. The assailants, who were arrested by the Rajasthan police, even prepared a video claiming responsibility for the murder. They even displayed the weapon of offence used for the crime. Considering the sensitivity of the case, the matter was probed by the National Investigation Agency and the accused was charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The trial in the case is pending before a special NIA court in Jaipur.
India Today
5 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Top Muslim body approaches High Court, seeks stay on release of Udaipur Files
Maulana Arshad Madani, President of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, has filed a petition before the Delhi High Court seeking to restrain the release of the film Udaipur Files, scheduled to hit theatres on July film is based on the 2022 murder of Kanhaiya Lal Sahu in Udaipur. The matter is expected to be heard on Wednesday, July to a report in Bar and Bench, the petition raises serious concerns over the content of the movie's trailer, alleging that it portrays the killing of Sahu as being carried out with the complicity of Muslim community leaders. According to the petitioner, this narrative is not only misleading but also has the potential to incite communal "The trailer portrays an entire community in a prejudicial light, violating the right to live with dignity guaranteed to all citizens," the plea states. It describes the film as "highly provocative" and capable of inciting communal tensions and disturbing public petition goes on to assert that the film presents a "deeply divisive and inflammatory narrative," including references to the sensitive and sub-judice matter of the Gyanvapi Masjid, which is currently pending before both the Varanasi District Court and the Supreme Court of India.'The content of the trailer not only appears to specifically target the Muslim community, by depicting a highly prejudicial and distorted view in order to promote a complete breakage of fraternity, cause communal disharmony, but also deliberately references the sensitive and contentious issue of the Gyanvapi Masjid, which is presently sub judice before the District Court of Varanasi as well as before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India,' the petition objections were raised regarding the film's alleged amplification of controversial remarks previously made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nupur Sharma, which had sparked nationwide unrest. The petitioner contends that by reviving these issues, the film endangers the secular and pluralistic character of Indian petition also strongly objects to scenes in the film that purportedly depict Muslim religious figures engaging in homosexual acts with underage boys, calling such depictions "highly objectionable" and harmful.'Artistic expression, no matter how evocative, cannot be permitted to become a vehicle to crush fraternity and uproot the ethical foundations of the nation as enshrined in the Constitution,' the petition Madani has requested the court to issue directions prohibiting the release, screening, distribution, or public exhibition of the film. Additionally, the petition urges the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to ensure the immediate removal of the film's trailer from all digital and social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter).Apart from director and producer of the movie, the petition has also added the distributor, Reliance Entertainment Pvt Ltd, Google, X and Meta as the parties.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Delhi
