Kamal Haasan’s controversial film “Vishwaroopam” was finally released today in Karnataka after the state police gave an assurance of providing adequate security for the multi-lingual film.
“Vishwaroopam has been released in 40 theatres across the state, including 17 in Bangalore from the matinee show today. All 17 theatres screening the film are already going house-full,” sole distributor of the film in Karnataka, H.D. Gangaraju told PTI.
He said the state police had assured it would provide security for peaceful screening of the film.
“Acceding to the request of a delegation of Muslim leaders who met City Police Commissioner Jyothiprakash Mirji and appealed that a line stating ‘all Muslims are not terrorists’ be inserted in the film, I have decided to insert the line in the credits as it cannot be inserted in the film since it is a digital production,” Gangaraju said.
Mirji who viewed the film on January 27, the day it was to be released in Karnataka, felt there was nothing objectionable in it, Gangaraju claimed.
The film, facing a two week-ban in Tamil Nadu due to its alleged anti-Muslim content, hit the screens worldwide on January 25 but its release was deferred in Karnataka following a police suggestion in view of “Milad-un-Nabi” and Republic Day and later in the wake of a group clash in Bhadravathi on January 26 over screening of the film.
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Comments:
Some years ago one tamil film with Mr.Vijayakant as the hero
working in police, the hero thwarted the evil plans of some
muslim terrorists (of course from some foreign country) trying to
cause havoc in the Madurai Alagar festival and in that film the
hero was depicted as being brought up by a muslim mother. Any
number of such stories can be filmed which is artistic
expression. Then why in the case of Mr Kamal Hassan only this
treatment? Is it because he is not at any body's feet? He will
never be because he is a true artist. His freedom of expression
should be protected by all means. Also it is right time Mr.
Kamal and his brothers explained why their respected advocate
father chose to name them "Hassan" even though they are from a
traditional Iyengar family.
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