Sunday, August 14, 2011

Punjab revokes ban on sceening of Aarakshan

by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, AUG 14

The Punjab Government today decided to revoke ban on the screening of movie Aarakshan accepting the  recommendation of the 7-member Committee  and permitted  the exhibition of Hindi Film ‘Aarakshan’ in its revised version of deleted/cut dialogues and scenes, which were earlier found objectionable.
 According to an official, the Punjab Government had suspended the exhibition of Hindi Film ‘Aarakshan” in the Cinemas Theaters in the State under Section 6 of the Punjab Cinemas (Regulation Act, 1952) on the basis of the intelligence reports received that the movie Aarakshan’ has certain scenes/dialogue which may hurt the sentiments
of some communities in Punjab, with immediate effect.
 In this context a Committee comprising of 7 members was constituted.The Committee vide its report dated 12.8.2011 submitted to Government of Punjab reported that there are certain incriminating objections dialogues/ scenes which may hurt the sentiments of Dalits in Punjab. As such the ban imposed was continued till the objectionable scenes pointed out by the committee were removed.
 Principal Secretary Home Punjab wrote a D.O. letter to Prakash Jha, Producer of the M/s Prakash Jha Productions  pointing out the incriminating objections. M/s Prakash Jha Productions replied that all those objectionable scenes/ dialogue have been cut from the movie. The Committee constituted for the purpose reviewed once again the banned
movie ‘Aarakshan’ on 14.8.2011 and was satisfied to find out that all those objectionable dialogues/ scenes have been cut/ deleted from the movie.
Government after careful consideration of the matter have accepted the recommendation of the Committee  and hereby permit the exhibition of Hindi Film ‘Aarakshan’ in its revised version of deleted/cut dialogues and scenes, which were earlier found objectionable. Accordingly the orders issued vide S.O.78/P.S.11/1952/S.6/2011 dt. 11.8.2011
are hereby revoked with immediate effect.

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