PM Modi refers to ban on Dev Anand's films to blast Congress on Emergency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi refers to ban on Dev Anand's films to blast Congress on Emergency

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the arrests of poet Majrooh Sultanpuri and actor Balraj Sahni and the ban on Dev Anand's films on Doordarshan during the Emergency period to attack the Congress over freedom of speech. Replying to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, PM Modi said the word "Constitution" does not suit Congress as it handcuffed and chained leaders like George Fernandes during the Emergency. " PM'S LICENCE RAJ JAB AT CONGRESS Continuing his tirade against the Congress, the Prime Minister alleged that "licence/permit raj" under successive Congress regimes stalled growth and India had to wait for years to get new technologies. The Prime Minister also underscored that while the BJP's model of development was "nation first", for the Congress it was "Family first" - a reference to the Gandhis.

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Balraj Sahni Jailed, Doordarshan Stopped Broadcasting Dev Anand's Movies: PM Modi Lashes Out At Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Balraj Sahni Jailed, Doordarshan Stopped Broadcasting Dev Anand's Movies: PM Modi Lashes Out At Congress

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lashed into the previous Congress governments accusing Jawaharlal Nehru of curbing freedom of speech. PM Modi attacked the Nehru-led Congress government for sending Majrooh Sultanpuri, a famous poet, to jail for supporting a workers' strike. Meanwhile, Balraj Sahni was also arrested in 1949 for “inciting violence during a Communist Party procession.” The PM also …

PM Modi evokes Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand to target Congress over Emergency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi evokes Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand to target Congress over Emergency

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday targeted the Congress party in his reply to the motion of thanks to the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha. Targetting the Opposition party, PM Modi referred to some of the film industry's artists including Kishore Kumar, Dev Anand, and Balraj Sahni, among others. Hridaynath Mangeshkar Ji, brother of Lata MangeshkarJi, had written a …

Ban on Dev Anand films: What were the DD days that PM reminded Congress of?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ban on Dev Anand films: What were the DD days that PM reminded Congress of?

India Today  

In a bid to remind the Congress of the dark days of the Emergency imposed by the Indira Gandhi-led government in 1975 and how free speech was trampled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled actor Dev Anand's films were banned from being broadcast on Doordarshan during that period because he didn't endorse the dictatorial regime. KISHORE KUMAR, DILIP KUMAR FACED INDIRA …

As Nepal court lifts ban on Adipurush, Kathmandu mayor calls it ‘slave of India’; vows to defy order
1 year, 9 months ago

As Nepal court lifts ban on Adipurush, Kathmandu mayor calls it ‘slave of India’; vows to defy order

Hindustan Times  

A Nepal court on Thursday lifted the ban on Hindi films, including Prabhas-starrer Adipurush, asking authorities not to halt the screening of any movie passed by the country's censor board. A dialogue of Adipurush, in which Sita is mentioned as "India's daughter", had led to the ban on all Hindi films, which was announced by Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah. Adipurush …

Order ban of Adipurush screening: All India Cine Workers' body writes to PM, demands FIR against Om Raut-Manoj Muntashir
1 year, 9 months ago

Order ban of Adipurush screening: All India Cine Workers' body writes to PM, demands FIR against Om Raut-Manoj Muntashir

Hindustan Times  

After facing criticism over its dialogues and VFX, Adipurush has yet again come under the scanner. On Tuesday, All India Cine Workers Association President Suresh Shyam Lal Gupta wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an immediate ban on the film for 'hurting religious sentiments'. All India Cine Workers Association's note As cited by news agency ANI, the …

All India Cine Workers Association demands FIR against Om Raut, and Manoj Muntashir for distorting Ramayana and hurting Hindu sentiments
1 year, 9 months ago

All India Cine Workers Association demands FIR against Om Raut, and Manoj Muntashir for distorting Ramayana and hurting Hindu sentiments

Op India  

Amid the massive controversy revolving around the newly released movie Adipurush, the All India Cine Workers Association, an independent registered body of film technicians and workers has written to PM Modi demanding a ban on the film. All India Cine Workers Association write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to "stop screening the movie and immediately order a ban …

Adipurush to be banned from Theatres, OTT? PM Modi asked to take action
1 year, 9 months ago

Adipurush to be banned from Theatres, OTT? PM Modi asked to take action

Live Mint  

The All Indian Cine Workers Association, in an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has demanded a ban on the screening of Adipurush. AICWA believes the movie, based on the Ramayana, :”clearly” defames the Image of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman and hurts “religious sentiments of Hindus and Sanatan Dharma”. While it does not demand any specific action against …

Adipurush row: Another city in Nepal bans Indian films
1 year, 9 months ago

Adipurush row: Another city in Nepal bans Indian films

Live Mint  

Pokhara Metropolitan City in Nepal has joined Kathmandu Metropolis in banning the screening of Indian films following the controversy surrounding a dialogue in the movie Adipurush. The mayor expressed concern that the film's content could potentially damage the national identity, nationality, and cultural unity of Nepal. Mayor Shah, in his earlier correspondence, requested the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology …

Nepal capital bans Indian films amid row over Adipurush dialogues
1 year, 9 months ago

Nepal capital bans Indian films amid row over Adipurush dialogues

Al Jazeera  

Kathmandu mayor bans screening of Indian films after movie inspired by Hindu epic Ramayana sparks controversy. The mayor of Nepal’s capital has banned the screening of hugely popular Indian films after a movie inspired by the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana sparked controversy. “So screening of any Indian film will be prohibited from tomorrow in Kathmandu municipality unless the objectionable part …

Kathmandu bans all Indian films amid Adipurush dialogue controversy
1 year, 9 months ago

Kathmandu bans all Indian films amid Adipurush dialogue controversy

Live Mint  

Adipurush is facing considerable backlash in India, despite its record-breaking earnings, and now Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal has banned the release of Indian films. The all-out ban of Indian films by Kathmandu came as the Mayor of the capital city raised questions over the depiction of Sita in the film Adipurush. As per the reports, Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah …

Nepal Maoists lift ban on Hindi movies
12 years, 5 months ago

Nepal Maoists lift ban on Hindi movies

Hindustan Times  

Hindi movies are back in cinema theatres in Nepal from Thursday----10 days after hall owners decided to stop screening them following a ban imposed by a breakaway faction of ruling Maoists. The party headed by hardliner Mohan Baidya, which split from the ruling Unified Communist Party of Nepal in June, had called for a ban on Hindi movies from September …

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