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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Udaipur Files: I&B panel OKs the movie; no Supreme Court nod yet
Udaipur Files NEW DELHI: New Delhi: The I&B ministry's special committee Monday cleared the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' with a new disclaimer, replacing the name 'Nutan Sharma' (representing Nupur Sharma in true story) and the line 'maine toh wohi kaha hai jo unke dharm grantho mein likha hai (I said what is written in their religious books)'. But the film would not be released in theatres as a Supreme Court bench asked the petitioners to file their objections to the committee's Monday order. The bench posted the matter for hearing on Thursday. The Supreme Court posted the 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder' movie release case for further hearing on Thursday and said till then the film would not be released in theatres. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the committee passed the order after watching the film and hearing objections from the counsel for the petitioners. It has ordered additional cuts and changes apart from the 55 cuts effected on orders of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) prior to allowing its release. The panel headed by additional secretary in I&B ministry Prabhat and comprising advisory panel members – Anila Sharma, Satish Pande, Sona Kumari (all from CBFC), and joint secretary in ministry of home affairs, Anil Subramaniam. In its order, the committee recommended release of the film for commercial/public viewing after carrying out the following changes/modifications: Replace the existing disclaimer with the recommended one and include a voice-over for the disclaimer. Remove frames in the credits that thank various individuals. Revise the AI-generated scene depicting a Saudi Arabia-style turban. Replace all instances of the name 'Nutan Sharma', including on the poster, with a new name. Delete Nutan Sharma's dialogue: '…maine toh wohi kaha hai jo unke dharm grantho mein likha hai…' Remove following dialogues: Hafiz: '…Baluchi kabhi wafadar nahin hota…'; Makbool: '…Baluchi ki…' and '…Arre kya Baluchi kya Afghani kya Hindustani kya Pakistani…' The disclaimer included — it is not a literal account of actual persons or occurrences; Any resemblances to real persons and events is unintentional; film does not endorse, justify or glorify violence, vigilantism, extremism or illegal acts.
NDTV
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Supreme Court Extends Stay On 'Udaipur Files' Release Until Thursday
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the stay on the release of the movie Udaipur Files will remain in effect until Thursday. In today's hearing, the top court took note of the order passed by the Centre recommending six cuts in the movie before release. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymala Bagchi stated that the filmmakers will have to implement the six cuts recommended by the Centre. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for writ petitioner seeking stay on release said, "The Centre today informed the Supreme Court that it has passed an order in the applications seeking the revision of the certificate granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for the controversial movie "Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder." On the other hand, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting accepted the report of an expert committee which suggested the changes. The six mandated changes include a more detailed disclaimer stating that the film is a work of artistic expression and does not promote violence or defamation of any community. Additional changes include revising an AI-generated scene that depicts a Saudi Arabia-style turban, changing the character name "Nutan Sharma" to a different name, removing a dialogue attributed to Nutan Sharma, and deleting a conversation between the characters Hafiz and Maqbool. Taking note of the Centre's order, the Supreme Court adjourned the petitions relating to the movie till Thursday. The Court granted the parties the liberty to file objections to the Centre's order. Until the next hearing, the stay on the film's release will remain in effect. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that imposing any further changes would violate the filmmakers' right to freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution. However, Advocate Menaka Guruswami appearing for Mohd Jawed said that they want to challenge the Centre's order which clears the way for release after implementing six cuts.
India Today
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Government directs 6 tweaks to Udaipur Files: Nutan Sharma name, AI turban scene
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the producers of the upcoming film Udaipur Files to implement six specific changes before its release, in line with the recommendations of a screening Today has accessed the Ministry's order dated July 21, which accepted the report submitted by the committee on July 19 and instructed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the producer of the film to take necessary action on the proposed following six tweaks have been recommended by the committee and accepted by the Ministry:Replace the existing disclaimer with the recommended disclaimer (copy attached) and include a voice-over for the the frames in the credits that thank various the AI-generated scene depicting a Saudi Arabia-style all instances of the name 'Nutan Sharma', including on the poster, with a new Nutan Sharma's dialogue: "...maine toh wohi kaha hai jo unke dharma grantho mein likha hai..."Remove the following dialogues:Hafiz: "...baluchi kabhi vafadaar nahi hota..."Makbool: "...baluchi ki..." and "...arre kya baluchi kya afghai kya Hindustani kya pakistani..."A meeting of the committee was held on July 16, where all affected parties were heard, including advocates representing the petitioner in the case filed in the Delhi High Court, the advocates representing Mohammed Jawed, and the filmmakers, along with their legal representatives. The screening of the film was held on July 17 before the committee also invited a representative from the Ministry of External Affairs to assess the film from the perspective of international law and foreign meeting of the committee was held on July 19 at 11.00 am, in which the CEO of the CBFC was given a hearing. After due examination, the committee submitted its report to the Ministry, which was then accepted by the competent Files is based on the murder of Kanhaiya Lal Teli, a tailor based in Udaipur, who was killed in June 2022, allegedly by Mohammad Riyaz and Mohammad Ghous. The accused claimed the act was in retaliation for a social media post in support of former BJP leader Nupur Sharma. The case was taken up by the National Investigation Agency and is currently under trial before a special NIA court in Jaipur.- EndsMust Watch
