In a death blow to creative liberty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was roughed up by a Rajput youth group called Karni Sena in Jaipur. The director was attacked for making a film on the life of Rani Padmini with focus on her affair with Allaudin Khilji. Not only was Bhansali attacked by the Padmavati set at the Jaigarh Fort was also vandalized.

The members of the Karni Sena reached the fort to stop the making of the film till the filmakker changed the alleged distorted narrative and things went out of hand. For Bollywood this is certainly a shocking incident where the creative liberty of the filmmakers stands at stake.

Shocked and appalled by the incident so many artists and filmmakers took to Twitter to show their solidarity with Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Padmavati. They also condemned the horrific attack on the filmmakers rights and freedom.

Amid the chaos, an old tweet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has gone viral on social media in which he had written that art cannot have any restrictions.

“Art can’t have any restrictions or limits: PM @narendramodi,”

Tweeted PMO India when Modi inaugurated a new building of the Bombay Art Society in Mumbai. “Art brings our history to life,” he had said at the event. But the tweet is being massively shared on social media because of the incident that happened yesterday which is nothing but restricting art.

 

A gentle reminder sir… a couple of days after republic day if we as an industry have to deal with such humiliation for expressing ourselves , it’s frankly very disheartening . Please stand up for us.. #padmavati

A photo posted by sonamkapoor (@sonamkapoor) on Jan 27, 2017 at 10:20pm PST

Here’s what the Film Fraternity has to say about the attack:

Can once the whole film industry come together and take a stand, and refuse to be a pony that all bullshit and bullshitters ride on?? — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 27, 2017

At the same time Shame on you Karni Sena, you make me feel ashamed to be a Rajput.. bloody spineless cowards .. — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 27, 2017

A film that is not yet made, but the whole world knows the script and what it’s going to be. Such visionaries.. waah — Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 28, 2017

My fellow film folk, if we do not unite now against these recurring incidents of bullying, it’s going to get much worse. #IstandbySLB — Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 27, 2017

If u don’t like what he’s making, don’t watch his film. What’s with the violence?? Apart from a vulgar display of self righteousness..

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 27, 2017

And for all those so called protectors of history!!! Have you read the script of the film??? Do you know facts??? So then just SHUT UP!!!! — Karan Johar (@karanjohar) January 28, 2017

The Actors of the film Padmavati also took to twitter:

As a team, we are making ‘Padmavati’ keeping in mind the sensitivities and emotions of the people of Rajasthan and the Rajput community. — Ranveer Singh (@RanveerOfficial) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is.

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is. — Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Our only endeavour is & has always been to share with the world the story of this courageous & powerful woman in the purest form there is.

— Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) January 28, 2017

Very very sad. Words do fall short and feel too little to express feelings. Violence is unacceptable. This incident has shocked me. — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

Sanjay bhansali is a film maker who the country should be proud of. You will know when u see #padmavati the dignity he brings to it.

— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

And my only regret is that I wasn’t by his side when this happened.   — Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) January 28, 2017

Sanjay Leela Bhansali has cancelled his shoot in Jaipur and returned to Mumabi. We hope that the perpetrators are punished for their wrongdoings.

Acclaimed filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s daughter Aaliyah Kashyap has made her first documentary film. Aaliyah, who recently modeled for a high street fashion portal, has made the documentary on education of girls for her school. The proud daddy tweeted on Wednesday, “My daughter’s first documentary project on education of girls for school.” Aaliyah is Anurag’s daughter with his former wife Aarti Bajaj. Anurag and Aarti, who works as a film editor, got married in 2003 and headed for divorce in 2009. After that Anurag married actress Kalki Koechlin in 2011. They separated in 2015. Anurag is best known for his films like ‘Black Friday’, ‘Dev.D’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and ‘Ugly’.

My daughter’s first Documentary Project on Education Of Girls for school https://t.co/T3tBSyZRyC

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) January 3, 2017

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Upcoming Hindi film “Haraamkhor”, the trailer of which was launched, was shot in 16 days. Shlok Sharma, the movie’s director, credits his actors and team members for the speedy and “spot on” job.

The movie, which features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi, is set in real locations.

“It was indeed very challenging to finish an entire feature film’s shoot in 16 days. That’s why the team’s role was the most crucial. My lead actors Nawaz bhai and Shweta were spot on. So was the crew,” Sharma said in a statement.

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“Siddharth, my DOP (director of photography), and his team, along with the production team, were all absolutely in tandem. There was no way this would have been possible without the team I had behind me,” he added.

“Haraamkhor” is finally set to release on January 13, 2017, following a prolonged run-in with the Central Board of Film Certification. In a judgment last week, the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) reversed a ban on the film, citing it to be socially responsible.

Shot in a small village in Gujarat, the film explores the romance between a 14-year-old school student and her teacher.

Decorated with visuals set in a small village are the main characters of the film, the teacher, the student, a boy who has a crush on the same girl and his friend who helps him and the teacher’s wife. The trailer is funny in parts — even as the film sets out to spread a serious message.

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An unlikely love triangle unfolds when married professor, Shyam, has an illicit affair with his student, Sandhya, who in turn is trying to be wooed by her classmate Kamal. Set in a small town in Madhya Pradesh, Haraamkhor is a prohibited / twisted love story witnessed through the eyes of two adolescents.

Haraamkhor is directed by Shlok Sharma and produced by Anurag Kashyap. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi in lead roles. Nawazuddin Siddiqui received the Best Actor award for the film at the New York Indian Film Festival.The film is said to have been shot in 16 days only. In April 2015, a FIR was registered against director Shlok Sharma on a complaint by Balbharati, Maharashtra’s textbook bureau, objecting to striking similarities between its logo and promotion scenes from Haraamkhor.

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Karan Johar on Thursday at a press conference of 18th MAMI film festival announced an award for female filmmakers to encourage more gender equality in Indian cinema.
Karan Johar said, “We are also thrilled to announce a special award this year called the MAMI MasterCard Best Indian Female Filmmaker 2016 award. This award for Rs 15 lakh is also for Indian films only. This award aims to strengthen the female voice in Indian cinema.”

“Over the last five years, we’ve made some progress here but it’s much too little. The representation of both genders onscreen can only benefit with the inclusion of more female voices. This award is a step toward that.”

Over 180 films from 54 countries, including features, documentaries, short films to be showcased at the festival. The Film Festival will honour director and screenwriter Sai Paranjpye and acclaimed filmmaker, Jia Zhangke with Excellence in Cinema Award.

Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj said, “Our Indian Excellence in Cinema award goes to filmmaker Sai Paranjpye. Sai Paranjpye’s career has spanned over four decades. Her films are milestones in Indian cinema. Sai’s cinema is defined by certain humanity.

“Her films didn’t have oversized heroes and villains. She told slice of life stories about common people. Her work continues to inspire generations of filmmakers.”

The 18th JIO MAMI Film Festival which was unveiled on Thursday in a press conference witnessed actor Kangana Ranaut along with the Board of Trustees – Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Rohan Sippy, Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Manish Mundra, Vishal Bhardwaj and Dibakar Banerjee with Star Co-chairperson, Kiran Rao and Festival Director Anupama Chopra.

Festival Co-Chairperson, Kiran Rao said, “It’s been a very exciting year for the Academy. Firstly, we are now a year around presence. We launched the MAMI Film Club in May with a conversation between Sir Ian McKellen and Aamir. We have followed that up with India premieres of films such as Brahman Naman and India in a Day. The Academy is committed to bringing you great film content and conversations not just in October but through the year.”

The Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star is less than a month away from offering the city a movie extravaganza unlike any other. The festival is set to kick off on 20th October.

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First day first show review of Sonakshi Sinha’s Akira. Most of he fans have given the movie their thumbs up. With many praising the actresses’ action and acting in the movie. People have taken a liking to Anurag Kashyap’s portrayal as a villain in the film as well.  

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It looks like the Censor Board problem has been following Anurag Kashyap. The producer/director is in an exhaustive promotion spree and films getting stuck at the CBFC is taking a toll on him. After Udta Punjab, Raman Raghav 2.0 had also faced the ire of the censor board but the movie based on a serial killer is now ready for release. But his next production, Haramkhor is waiting for a go ahead as Pahlaj Nihalani thinks that a topic of teacher, student relationship is not acceptable.

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First Udta Punjab’s co-producer Anurag Kashyap went to the media protesting against the unfair demands of Pahlaj Nihalani, the chairman of the censor board. A day he went knocking at the doors of the Mumbai High Court.

A fire has been surely lit. Many affected filmmakers then joined the force. Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra, Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Satish Kaushik, Anurag Kashyap, Udta Punjab director Abhishek Chaubey, Vikas Bahl, film’s actors Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt held a press conference in protest against the unfair censorship of Udta Punjab.

‘Udta Punjab’ unites film Industry against Pahlaj Nihalani

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The film folks in Mumbai have always been accused of being insecure and over eager to protect their own commercial interests. Producers, directors and actors have always been seen bowing down in front of a dictatorial Censor Board or the tyrannies of political outfits like the Shiv Sena rather than fight back as a united force.

But the appointment of a complete non-entity as the Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification has changed all that. Pahlaj Nihalani’s poor credentials as a filmmaker and a complete lack of understanding of the medium have slowly brought the film fraternity together. Slowly but surely.

The proverbial last straw came in the form of the CBFC Chairman’s diktat to remove the word ‘Punjab’ from the title of the film ‘Udta Punjab’. Not only that, Mr Nihalani wanted all references to Punjab removed; he wanted 89 cuts in all. His reasoning, “When you put a disclaimer that it’s fiction, how can you use references to real places.” Now can you argue to that? You can’t, so you do the next best thing. You say enough is enough and decide to take this man head-on.

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Co-producer Anurag Kashyap did just that – first by going to the media on Tuesday and a day after knocking at the doors of the Mumbai High Court.

A fire has been lit. Many affected filmmakers then joined the force on Wednesday. Imtiaz Ali, Zoya Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra, Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt, Satish Kaushik, Anurag Kashyap, Udta Punjab director Abhishek Chaubey, Vikas Bahl, film’s actors Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt held a press conference in protest against the unfair censorship of Udta Punjab.

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Hours after the press conference former CBFC Chief Leela Samson wrote in support of Udta Punjab in a facebook post.

The case of Udta Punjab was further strengthened when head of the Revamp Committee of Censor Board – Shyam Benegal, spoke in favour of the film. According to media reports, after watching the movie exclusively screened for him, the director has called it a “very well-made film”.

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Superstar Aamir Khan too has come out in support. The actor said, “It reflects badly on CBFC. I hope the film gets justice at the Tribunal. The voice of the filmmaker shouldn’t be throttled. There should be freedom of speech. Every Indian should have this right.”

As Pahlaj Nihalali finally broke his silence on Wednesday, he landed himself in further trouble. His insinuation that, Aam Admi Party paid money to Anurag Kashyap was laughed off by the director, but AAP has asked him to apologise.

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