A aw graduate ursuing a career in Bollywood wants to make it mandatory to play the national anthem in cinema halls. A plea seeking directions to make it mandatory to play the national anthem in cinema halls before the start of every movie on Monday led the Delhi High Court to seek the response of the Centre and the Delhi government. The plea has been moved by law graduate Harsh Nagar who is currently pursuing a career in Bollywood. The petitioner has claimed that the practice of playing the national anthem existed in Maharashtra and some southern states. He has claimed he had written letters to the Centre and Delhi government to make it mandatory to play national anthem before a movie starts, but has received no response till date.

Source: dna October 17, 2016 09:11 UTC