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    Distributor Explains Delay in 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' Release

    New Delhi, March 20 The Indian release of the Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab", based on the story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in 2024, is stuck in limbo as the distributor is still awaiting a censor certificate.The film, which was nominated in...
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    Woman's Reputation Targeted: Kerala High Court on Maligning Character

    Kochi, March 18 The Kerala High Court has observed that maligning the character of a woman without any substance is a "pernicious form of social violence".It has also observed that when a society focuses more on a woman’s image than her achievements, "it exposes its own intellectual poverty"...
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    Freedom of Speech: Limits and the 'Sarka Chunar' Controversy

    New Delhi, March 18 – Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cautioned filmmakers on Tuesday against "abusing" freedom of speech in response to the public outcry over the explicit and vulgar song "Sarka Chunar", urging them to exercise this right within acceptable societal...
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    Malayalam Actress Shwetha Menon Wins Legal Battle

    Kochi, March 11 The Kerala High Court on Wednesday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) registered against Malayalam film actress Shwetha Menon for allegedly publishing or transmitting obscene scenes from some of her past movies and advertisements.Justice C S Dias allowed the actress's...
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    'Kerala Story 2' Release Faces Resistance as Theatre Owners Report Threats

    Mumbai, February 28 – Filmmaker Vipul Amrutlal Shah has alleged that theatre owners in Chennai and Kerala have been receiving threats to pull their film, "The Kerala Story 2", after it was released on Friday, following the court's decision to lift the ban on the film.During an exclusive...
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    Film Title Dispute Resolved: SC Says Title Doesn't Defame Community

    New Delhi, February 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a plea seeking a ban or a change in the title of the upcoming film "Yadav Ji ki Love Story," saying the name does not portray the Yadav community in a poor light.A bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected...
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    Film Title Disputes and Threats in India Spark Religious Concerns

    Sambhal (UP), February 22 The leader of a Hindu right-wing group has threatened to enter the homes of filmmakers in Mumbai and "teach them a lesson" over films that "target Sanatan Dharma".Raj Shekhawat, the national president of Kshatriya Karni Sena, speaking to reporters after offering...
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    Community Concerns Lead to Protest Against 'Yadav Ji Ki Love Story'

    Sambhal (UP), February 19 BJP leaders protested against the upcoming Hindi film 'Yadav Ji Ki Love Story' on Thursday and submitted a memorandum to the administration seeking a ban on its release.On Wednesday, an FIR was lodged against the makers and actors of the film.The protest was led by...
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    Film Producer Assures No Religious Insult After SC Intervention

    New Delhi, February 19 – Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court stating that the controversial title of the upcoming film, previously titled 'Ghooskhor Pandat', has been “unequivocally withdrawn” and assuring that the movie does not insult or target any religion...
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    Title Changes in Hindi Cinema: Recent Examples

    New Delhi, Feb 10 "Ghooskhor Pandat" will be renamed, the filmmakers told the Delhi High Court on Tuesday following the controversy over its title, which was alleged by many to be casteist. Manoj Pandey's film, starring Manoj Bajpayee, joins a long list of Hindi films that have changed their...
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