Ajaz Khan's 'Ya Rab' in legal soupe

 Ajaz Khan's 'Ya Rab' in legal soupe
Thursday, February 06, 2014 13:03 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
The Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra (JUeM) has taken strong objection to the depiction of 'madrassas' as schools of terror in the forthcoming Bollywood movie 'Ya Rab', an activist said here Wednesday.

The JUeM has also questioned the portrayal of madrassa 'aalims' (teachers) allegedly brainwashing their students to prepare them for 'jihadi' activities, said the NGO's spokesperson Gulzar Azmi.

"These and other issues form part of a public interest petition I have filed before the Bombay High Court Wednesday against the movie. It will come up for hearing Thursday, before the scheduled release this Friday," Azmi told IANS.

The film's producer seemed unfazed. He told IANS: "It's a nice film and will not hurt anybody's sentiments or any community. The censor board is a responsible body and has seen the film and given a couple of cuts."

Azmi said Muslims are upset by this "blatant, fictitious and wrongful depiction of madrassas and the teachers" who teach Muslim students there.

"In fact, a madrassa not only imparts quality education but also gives shelter to orphans. They are not centres of any such anti-national activity. There are no incidents anywhere in the state where any terror act or anti-national activities are associated with a madrassa," Azmi said.

The panel of JUeM lawyers comprising A.A. Siddiqui, Ansar Tamboli and Mateen Shaikh said there are thousands of madrassas across the state and the rest of the country.

"The exhibition of such gross untruths on the big screen can create general disturbances and also lead to communal disharmony," Siddiqui said.

Tamboli said the censor board has already rejected the film by not issuing it a certificate for exhibition. Later, the film-makers went to the review board where it was rejected.


"It was only after they appealed to the Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal that they finally secured permission to release the movie with a U/A certificate. But we shall oppose the release in the present form," said Tamboli.

Shaikh said the petitioners have sought deletion of certain objectionable scenes and dialogues in the movie before allowing its public release.

The PIL is expected to come up before Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice M.S. Sanklecha here Thursday.

Directed by Hasnain Hyderabadwala, 'Ya Rab' is being promoted and released through veteran film personality Mahesh Bhatt's company, Vishesh Films.

It features actors Ajaz Khan, Manzar Sehbai, Akhilendra Mishra.
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