Delhi High Court
On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court refused to hold an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) plea that sought to outlaw the film Adipurush. The case was brought up in front of the justices Tara Vitasta Ganju and Amit Mahajan’s vacation bench. The issue, according to the Court, is not urgent and will be decided on June 30.
Adipurush is affecting India’s relations with other countries
The lawyer for the petitioner-organization, Hindu Sena, expressed that the film has a number of contentious moments that are even having an impact on India’s relations with other nations.
“The movie affects India’s international relations. Even Nepal has banned the film,” the counsel said.
The Bench countered that the movie had already been released and that there was no need for urgency.
“There is no urgency, sir. Please come back on June 30,” Justice Ganju said.
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National President of Hindu Sena files PIL in Delhi HC
The Bollywood movie, Adipurush have faced a lot of backlash from the public since its release. And for that matter, it is facing this backlash since the release of its teaser. Recently, objections were raised on the dialogues of the movie. The dialogues are said to be highly disrespectful of the God. Even the depiction of Lord in the picture is not good.
Hence, Vishnu Gupta the National President of Hindu Sena has filed the PIL in Delhi High Court to ban the movie. According to the complaint, the film’s portrayal of Hindu deities and figures including Lord Rama, Sita, Hanuman, and Ravan is inconsistent with how they are described in the epic Ramayana.
The PIL stated that show case of characters like Ravana was completely different from what is there in ‘Indian civilisation’. The PIL further exclaimed that his bearded look is “hurting the sentiments of Hindu community as the Hindu Brahmin Ravana is shown making ghastly (sic) in a wrong manner”.
The petition added, “Since these are essentially religious leaders/characters, the film makers, producers, and actors cannot be permitted to take an unimpeded creative liberty to commercialize the religious leaders/characters, their faces, personalities and looks including hair. This is a sheer violation of religious rights under Article 25 of the Constitution of India.”
Adipurush tempering the image of Hindu Gods
Additionally, it was asserted that Hindus have a unique perspective on the pictures of Ram, Sita, and Hanuman, and that any alteration or tampering by movie producers, directors, or performers would be a violation of their fundamental rights.
The petition said that until the film’s producers and directors take corrective action, such feature films should not be allowed to be seen in public.
