Adipurush controversy: HC comes down heavily on filmmakers and censor board, issues notice to dialogue writer
The Hindu
The Allahabad High Court on June 27 came down heavily on the makers of Adipurush movie and said that the makers are testing the tolerance of a particular religion. Slamming the makers for portraying characters including Lord Rama, Hanuman and Sita in ‘vulgar’ and ‘objectionable’ manner, the court orally observed that ‘religious scriptures, which are associated with public sentiments, should not be touched or encroached upon’.
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the makers of the film Adipurush and said that they were testing the tolerance of a particular religion.
Slamming the makers for portraying the characters of Lord Rama, Hanuman and Sita in a “vulgar” and “objectionable” manner, the court orally observed that “religious scriptures, which are associated with public sentiment, should not be touched or encroached upon”.
While hearing a couple of public interest litigation (PIL) petitions filed against the film, the Bench of Justices Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Shree Prakash Singh remarked that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should have considered the “religious importance” of the film before granting the certification.
The pleas, one of which was filed by social activists Kuldeep Tiwari and Bandana Kumar, pleaded that the film cast aspersions on the characters of religious importance to Hindus, and tarnishes the image of the cultural heritage of Ayodhya and the Hindu religion in general.
Advocate Ranjana Agnihotri, counsel for one of the petitioners, told The Hindu that the court had allowed the application seeking to implead Manoj Muntashir Shukla, the dialogue writer of the film, as party respondent and it had directed the issuance of notice to him.
“Earlier, only the makers were party to it. Now the court has also asked the dialogue writer to be made party,” Ms. Agnihotri said.
The advocate had requested the judges to immediately ban the movie as it was affecting adversely the sentiments of those who worshipped Lord Rama, Devi Sita and Hanuman.