'Adipurush' Movie Makers Approach Supreme Court Against Allahabad HC Direction For Their Personal Appearance

The makers of 'Adipurush' movie have approached the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Allahabad High Court seeking the personal appearance of the director, producer and the dialogue writer of the movie while hearing petitions seeking a ban on the film.

The counsel for the petitioners mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud for urgent listing.

"This is about the movie Adipurush. It is of grave urgency. The producers were summoned by the Allahabad High Court...", the counsel said.

CJI DY Chandrachud, who was about to start a Constitution Bench hearing, asked the lawyer to mention the matter tomorrow.

The petition before the High Court seeks an exhibition ban on the movie for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus and devotees of various deities depicted in the movie by “destroying their fundamental values and characters” and modifying the ‘basic structure’ of Valmiki Ramayana. The petitioner has also strongly objected to some dialogues in the movie, saying that only ‘gully boys’ use such ‘derogatory’ language.

During the hearing, a division bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Justice Shree Prakash Singh came down heavily on the movie and slammed its makers and went to the extent of saying  that certifying the movie was a blunder and that the "tolerance of Hindus was being put to test".

The Court also noted that the sentiments of the people must have gotten hurt by the way the movie portrayed the religious characters of Ramayana. The Court added that in recent times it has come across several movies wherein the Hindu god and goddess were shown funnily.

"If we will shut our mouths today then you know what will happen? These incidents are increasing day by day. I saw a movie wherein Lord Shankar was shown running with his Trishul in a very funny manner. Now, these things will be showcased?...The filmmakers earn money as films do business. Suppose if you make even a short documentary on the Quran, depicting wrong things, then you will see what will happen...However, I may once again clarify that it is not about any one religion. It is by chance that this issue is concerned with Ramayana, otherwise Court belongs to all religions."

The High Court sought the personal presence of movie Director (Om Raut), Producer (Bhushan Kumar) and Dialogue Writer (Manoj Muntashir Shukla) for explanation and posted the matter to July 27.