AIMIM president Owaisi urges Muslims to not watch 'Padmavat'
The youth will go to watch a dirty and disgusting film. No, you shouldnt go, Owaisi said.
HYDERABAD (Web Desk) – After a strong criticism from Hindu extremist parties, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi has also urged the Muslims to not watch Padmavat that is going to be released on January 25.
Addressing a public rally at Tahafuz-e-Shariat in Hanamkonda, Owaisi said, “The youth will go to watch a dirty and disgusting film. No, you shouldn’t go.”
“We were not consulted when a law was made against us. Nobody was called. Mr. Modi said that I want the law. And when it came to a movie, a useless movie, a fictitious story by a Muslim gentleman, they did not want it to be released,” he said.
On the other hand, Hindu fanatics have threatened director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and actress Deepika Padukone of burying alive.
Earlier, Supreme Court of India overturned a ban imposed by several states on the release of a Bollywood epic about a mythical Hindu queen. The court said the ban, which followed violent protests by members of the Hindu right who claimed the film falsely depicted a romance between the queen and a Muslim ruler, violated creative freedoms.
India’s film censor board had cleared "Padmaavat" for release subject to certain changes, but at least four states said they would ban its screening.
"Cinemas are an inseparable part of right to free speech and expression," said Chief Justice Dipak Misra.
Last January protesters from a hardline Hindu group attacked the film’s director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and vandalised the set during filming in Rajasthan.
The leader of the group also offered 50 million rupees ($769,000) to anyone who "beheaded" lead actress Deepika Padukone or Bhansali.
Protesters attacked another set near Mumbai in March, burning costumes and other props.
