The makers will now launch the trailer of digitally on June 28.
By:
Mohnish Singh
Ashoke Pandit, co-producer of the movie 72 Hoorain, on Tuesday, mentioned the censor board has refused to present a certificates to the trailer of the film set for launch on July 7.
Directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan, the movie stars Pavan Malhotra and Aamir Bashir within the lead and focuses on the implications of violent extremism.
In a video message, Pandit additionally appealed to Union Minister for Data and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur and Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi to drag up the individuals within the censor physique who’re attempting “to grab away our artistic independence and freedom of expression”.
“We, the makers, of the movie 72 Hoorain are fairly shocked and stunned as a result of the censor board at this time refused to present us a certificates for our trailer. It’s fairly humorous and unhappy {that a} movie which has gained a Nationwide Award, a movie which has gained an award at IFFI (Worldwide Movie Competition of India), the visuals are the identical as what was then within the movie, what’s there within the trailer. So on one aspect, you have got given a Nationwide Award to the movie, and on the opposite aspect, you might be refusing a certificates to the trailer of the movie,” the producer mentioned within the 1.30-minute video.
There was no fast response from Joshi when contacted.
72 Hoorain had its premiere below the Indian Panorama part on the 2019 Worldwide Movie Competition of India (IFFI) in Goa, the place it acquired the ICFT-UNESCO GANDHI MEDAL Particular Point out. In 2021, Chauhan gained the Nationwide Movie Award for greatest route for the movie.
Earlier this month, outstanding spiritual and political leaders in Kashmir decried the adverse portrayal of Muslims in 72 Hoorain, saying the film “hurts the feelings” of the neighborhood.
Claiming there’s “one thing fallacious with CBFC”, Pandit urged Joshi and Thakur to look into the matter.
“Due to this fact, we attraction to Prasoon Joshi sahab, the chairman of CBFC, to drag up the individuals and ask for this humorous determination that they’ve taken. We additionally attraction to our I&B Minister Anurag Thakur Sahab that please look into this and see to it that who’re these individuals, these black sheep in CBFC who’re attempting to grab away our artistic independence and freedom of expression,” he mentioned within the video.
A Nationwide Award-winning movie can’t be refused a censor certificates for its trailer, he added.
The makers will now launch the trailer of 72 Hoorain digitally on June 28. Produced by Saarthie Leisure and Aliens Photos, the movie is written by Anil Pandey and Junaid Wasi.
