Govt refuses nationwide ban on 'Aaja Nachle'
New
Delhi,
Dec
1:
The
Government
today
declined
to
accept
the
demand
for
a
nationwide
ban
on
Madhuri
Dixit-starrer
Aaja
Nachle,
saying
allowing
the
exhibition
of
a
movie
lies
in
the
domain
of
state
government.
The comeback movie of Madhuri was yesterday banned by the Uttar Pradesh government, alleging lyrics of a song in the movie were derogatory to Dalits.
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Replying
to
the
demand
for
countrywide
ban
on
the
Hindi
movie
by
Ramdas
Athawale
(RPI)
in
the
Lok
Sabha
during
Zero
Hour,
Information
and
Broadcasting
Minister
P
R
Dasmunsi,
however,
informed
the
House
that
producer
Yash
Chopra
has
agreed
to
change
the
lyrics
to
meet
the
demand
of
those
who
felt
hurt
by
it.
He said the Government did not interfere in the functioning of Censor Board but if any producer has any complaint he could appeal the review board headed by a retired judge of high court. He said while production of a movie came under the domain of the Union government, its screening and exhibition was governed by state government and hence the Centre could not order nationwide ban on exhibition of a movie.
Mohammed Salim(CPI-M) said languages and proverbs in the country contained casteist aspersions and it was, therefore, essential that writers, Censor Board and government were sensitised to prevent recurrence of such situation.
UNI