Kamal Haasan’s upcoming film
Vishwaroopam has run into a fresh roadblock. The film was banned by the
Tamil Nadu government for the time being since several muslim groups had
lodged a complaint against the film that it shows them in negative
light. After the government ordered an interim ban for 15 days, Kamal
Haasan was quite shocked with the decision and he approached the Madras
High Court to appeal against the government’s decision.
Sources say that the judge had asked the lawyer
defending on behalf of the muslim groups to wait till the film’s release
and approach the court if there are any objectionable scenes, but they
didn’t relent. On the other hand, the lawyer representing Kamal Haasan
and his film argued that Kamal Haasan has the right to expression and
that the film has already been cleared by three censor boards across the
country. After listening to the arguments on both sides, the court
couldn’t come to a conclusion and decided to postpone its verdict to
January 28. Apparently, the judge wanted to watch the film before
arriving at a conclusion.
Vishwaroopam was all set to take a bumper opening in
Tamil Nadu because of the long holiday weekend but with the latest turn
of events, it’s certain that the film will lose a lot of revenue. It
still remains to be seen what the Madras High Court decides on January
28. But one thing is certain – neither Kamal Haasan nor millions of his
supporters who are waiting for the film with bated breath will be happy
with what has happened today.
There’s a rumour doing rounds that the film’s Telugu
version will release as per schedule in Andhra Pradesh. An official
announcement is expected to be made soon. Kamal Haasan had written,
produced and directed the film, apart from playing the lead role. The
film also stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Rahul Bose in lead
roles. Vishwaroopam is based on the theme of global terrorism.
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