Padmaavat is now a forbidden fruit in certain states of India where holier-than-thou attitudes persist, freedom of speech is threatened and miscreants seem to speak in higher decibels than the lawmakers. Next, the Government of Gujarat’s Information and Broadcasting department sent a notification stating the film would be banned there. (The notification from the Information and Broadcasting Department of Gujarat)Says trade analyst Komal Nahta, “This is victimisation at its worst. How can governments talk of banning a film that has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification? He says, “Either the Supreme Court will issue orders revoking the ban or the decision may come from the governments themselves to lift it.

Source: dna January 17, 2018 01:30 UTC