UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam that has sparked anti-American protests across the Middle East, saying the "hateful" film appears to be a deliberate attempt to cause bloodshed.
'Everyone is entitled to their opinion because we live in a country like India and not a place where Shalini is taken, where forget having an opinion, women can't even talk to their family on the phone.'
The Mumbai police has decided to provide security to Manoj Shukla Muntashir, the dialogue writer of the film Adipurush after he cited a threat to his life, an official said on Monday.
'Priyanka has done very well in Bollywood and Hollywood. But had she joined politics, it might have been a different story altogether. Given how ambitious she was, she would have made a good youth leader. She might even have launched her own party,' says Sathya Saran
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Its callous perspective and comical treatment of a sensitive matter makes a complete hash of things, asserts Sukanya Verma.
Director Rahul Dholakia's film, which is based on the troubles in the Kashmir valley, will not be screened in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Punjab government has banned Madhuri Dixit starrer Aaja Nachle, which allegedly contains certain casteist lyrics in the title song.
"Who is Shahrukh Khan? I don't know anything about him or his film Pathaan," was Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's curt answer to queries by reporters in Guwahati on Saturday.
The Kerala high court on Friday refused to stay the release of the controversial multi-lingual film The Kerala Story and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole.
'We will think (of the sequel) if we come across a story that shares the same plight.'
Kannada Film Producers Association had earlier put a three-year ban on the actress, as they felt she was responsible for the marital discord in Darshan's family.
Jodhaa Akbar banned in Ambala following protests by members of the Rajput community who alleged that historical facts had been distorted in the film.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati ordered a ban on Prakash Jha's multi-starrer across the state, Punjab soon followed suit.
'Banning the film is an unfortunate response and does great injustice to Nirbhaya's parents, who have supported the film and to the brave young men and women who forced the government to set up the Justice Verma Commission.' Bollywood gets their voice across.
The apex court also prohibited other states from issuing a notification against the exhibition of the movie.
The Allahabad high court on Tuesday expressed concern over the way key characters of the epic Ramayana have been depicted in the controversial movie Adipurush, saying, "Hindus are tolerant but why they are tested every time?"
'Luka Chuppi is my Hum Aapke Hai... Koun! type of film.'
'Everybody who is outraged about the film hasn't even seen it yet. It is absolutely disgusting that people should ask for a ban on art, be it books or films. We have a large population of young, educated people who want to explore new things, stay with the times and then there is a vast section of uneducated people who politicians try to exploit. I think that is what is happening here in the name of Tamil pride,' says television journalist Dibang, who makes his acting debut in Madras Cafe.
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Rajinikanth's comments on the Cauvery issue have often made him the target of pro-Kannada outfits who threatened to disrupt his film's release in Karnataka. However, this time there has so far been a lack of fanfare even in Tamil Nadu. R Rajagopalan explains why.
Protests and a ban greeted Hrithik Roshan's latest film in Karnataka.
The outfit suggested that the government amend the Information Technology Act to classify all such content as pornography, which people should only be able to access by punching in their Aadhaar details or their fingerprints. Archis Mohan reports
Laapataa Ladies is gentle yet firm in calling out the hypocrisies colouring everyday mindsets and prejudices without acquiring the high-handedness of a crusader, observes Sukanya Verma.
In Andhra Pradesh, Magadheera has been banned in the Vijayanagaram district because it saw death of five film enthusiasts due to a short circuit in the Lakshmi Srilakshmi theatre in Sulur.
'What is happening is worse than Talibanisation.' 'There is no way a film-maker can fight these fringe groups, these extra-constitutional authorities.'
The Gujarat unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday withdrew its protest against Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Pathaan, a day before its release, expressing satisfaction over the removal of 'objectionable' contents from the film.
'Cinema or the sentiment of a people, disgusted by contemporary politics and wanting to feel whole by collectively recalling a moment of great difficulty that was also a cause for togetherness?', asks Shyam G Menon.
The die-hard supporters of the sport along with major political parties in the state have been demanding an ordinance for conducting Jallikattu.
Bangladesh has enforced a ban on video sharing website YouTube to block an anti-Islam film that angered Muslims across the globe, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The court stays the ban on the controversial film.
Bollywood celebs take to Twitter to voice their opinion on the Udta Punjab controversy.
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Many multiplexes and theatres in Gujarat refrained from screening Mahesh Bhatt's Tum Mile following a demand by the Mahagujarat Janta Party (MJP) for state-wide ban on it, while at other places party workers forced closure of the film shows.
Any aware viewer, who might wander into the film, will be repulsed by this unabashed spewing of communal hatred, feels Deepa Gahlot.
ULFA and eight other militant outfits of the Northeast had announced the 'ban' on screening Hindi films from November 15 saying they were a tool of 'cultural invasion'.
