72 Hurayn is the latest Bollywood film that has courted controversy for ‘hurting sentiments’ and ‘portraying wrong facts’. When the first poster of 72 Hurain hit the internet, the film grabbed the attention of many. While many objected to it, now more religious and political leaders in Kashmir have expressed their dismay at the film. “It is completely controversial and hurts the sentiments of people, especially Muslims. We are not going to accept this title. Even this film needs to be banned and those who Those who are producing these kinds of films should understand that such films are against harmony and amity.” brotherhood between communities,” Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir Naseer ul Islam told PTI.
Islam said he would convene a meeting on the “very sensitive issue”. He further added, “We do not want this controversy to spread and we are going to take this matter to the Government of India. All Muslim organizations will be taken into confidence on this matter. My message to the producers of this film is that they should understand that Muslims are the second largest community living in India and they have the right to live with dignity, respect and peace and they should be allowed to live in the same spirit.”
Directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and co-produced by Ashok Pandit, the film will release in Indian cinemas on 7 July. It stars Pawan Malhotra and Aamir Bashir in the lead roles. The teaser of the film will be released in 10 languages - English, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Kashmiri and Assamese.
National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said the party stood by freedom of expression, but makers of such films should understand the difference between propaganda and freedom of expression. He said, “Such films paint a particular community in black.
I think people in India, especially the Board of Film Certification needs to take a call on this. They need to decide whether these films really help people understand a particular issue with all the context or people are being fed a one-sided story.”
He said that the National Conference rejects any and every kind of propaganda that is directed against any community “be it Hindu or Muslim”. Darshan Andrabi, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, a BJP leader, said the films were works of fiction with the aim of earning money. He said, “Life is not about films and writers, it is the way they do their work and earn money from it. Filmmakers make things in such a way to make things go viral.”
He added that such films “will not affect our lives or our country. We need to see the film first to fully understand the context of the film.”
(with PYI inputs)