Karni Sena seeks ban on Akshay's 'Prithviraj'
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Central government, whether the Censor Board has granted a certificate for the release of the movie 'Prithviraj'. The court order came on Thursday on public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the release of the film. The court has fixed the case for hearing in the week commencing February 21.
Karni Sena seeks a ban on Akshay's 'Prithviraj'
A bench comprising Justice A.R.
Masoodi and Justice N.K. Jauhri
passed the order on the PIL moved by
Karni Sena's vice president Sangeeta
Singh.
The petition sought a ban on the
release of the movie, alleging it was
presenting a 'wrong and vulgar' picture of Prithviraj, a Hindu emperor,
and hence it hurt sentiments. The petitioner said the preview of the movie
itself shows that it is controversial.
'Prithviraj' is an Akshay Kumar
starrer Hindi film. This is the second
time that Karni Sena is opposing
the release of a film.
In 2017, the Karni Sena had
mounted a strong protest against 'Padmavati, directed by Sanjay Leela
Bhansali and starring Deepika Padukone. The nationwide protests forced
a delay in the film's release and also
made the makers change the title to
'Padmavat' from 'Padmavati'. (IANS)
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