i feel when there were some protests in punjab some days back regarding JBSN ... some cross border terrorist group took advantage of that ... i am not a sikh but i'm sure there is no sikh or patriot indian behind such activity ...
Whether movies are controversial or not, they still should be permitted to be on the screens for one simple reason, and that is; MOVIES are for ENTERTAINMENT!! If a controversial or an "indecent" film is shown, then the people who find such movies offencive should not go and watch it because, the people who take a movie as a movie and watch it in the right spirit must not be put off with their entertainment that they are paying for, especially in the largest democratic country, INDIA. It is quite likely that the bomb blasts were made by rebels against peace or extremists who have no sense of living in a secular country. The punjab government in this case is also to be partially blamed because a movie should not bad banned, this is only encouraging rebels (anti-peace holders) and extremists in achieving their motives, which of course we (as a country) dont want.
Remember Bhezti?
by Ramses on May 23, 2005 11:30 PM Permalink
Even in UK, where blatantly anti-Christian plays are shown on national television and the movies, a play called Bhezti created a furuore. The theater staging it was attacked, stones thrown, staff threatened and all such nautanki before the play was ultimately pulled. The play supposedly hurt the sentiments of Sikhs. Sikhs should show more tolerance and not create a situation where there is more than the turban that is common between them and 'you-know-who'.
I remember the film, "Samskara" in Kannada written by UR Ananntha Murthy, winning the National Award Swarna Kamal a couple of decades ago. It hurt the sentiments of all the Brahmins immensely but nobody cared. Why? Was it because Brahmins, by nature, do not take to streets? Or, you can take them lightly because of the vendetta against them, since they are a progressive community in practically all spheres except, of course, taking law into their own hands? Do not forget the Shankaracharya episode that is the latest example.
Coming to the present issue, by the same token, once the censor board certifies the film, there should be no objection by anyone in the country. Otherwise, everyone would demand his likes to be implemented and dislikes to be rejected.
It is the handy work of the ISI's agents just to melign the SIKH . I am sure, when PM is a SIKH gentleman no Sikh will ever lower his image by associating with such acts.There is no need of any investigation as the country has total faith in itself.
