{"id":15198,"date":"2013-01-23T12:13:47","date_gmt":"2013-01-23T17:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=15198"},"modified":"2013-01-23T12:41:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T17:41:58","slug":"kamal-haasans-vishwaroopamfilm-to-be-banned-in-tamil-nadu-due-to-muslim-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=15198","title":{"rendered":"Kamal Haasan&#8217;s &#8220;Vishwaroopam&#8221; Film to be banned in Tamil Nadu Due to Muslim Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>I<\/strong>n a big setback for actor-producer Kamal Haasan, the Tamil Nadu government has banned the screening of his film Vishwaroopam in the state till further orders following protests by minority organisations. The film was slated to release on 500 screens in the state this Friday.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nSources in the government say the district collectors have been orally instructed to pass orders.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4_ih6Rt9jU?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The decision comes after various minority organisations demanded a ban on the film saying &#8220;it will affect communal harmony&#8221; in the state. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Haasan had time and again denied allegations that the movie is against minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Haasan had already courted controversy after taking a U-turn on his decision to release the movie on Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform with theatre owners red-flagging the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Various Muslim organisations  demanded a ban on the screening of actor-producer Kamal Haasan&#8217;s Vishwaroopam, saying &#8220;it will affect social harmony&#8221; in the state.<\/p>\n<p>MH Jawahirullah, MLA and President, Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, said representatives of various Muslim organisations met the City Police Commissioner S George demanding that the screening of the movie be banned.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The screening of the movie will affect social harmony in the state. We plan to meet the Home Secretary, besides moving the Censor Board,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Jawahirullah replied in the affirmative when asked if they planned to move the court if required.<\/p>\n<p>Muslim organisations had earlier demanded that the film be screened to them prior to its release, expressing concern over the depiction of the community in the movie.<\/p>\n<p>He said Haasan had organised a special screening of the movie for them following their demand.<\/p>\n<p>The thespian had already courted controversy after taking a U-turn on his decision to release the movie on Direct-to-Home (DTH) platform with theatre owners red-flagging his decision.<\/p>\n<p>The film&#8217;s release was also subsequently postponed and is waslated for a January 25 release in 500 screens in the state. <strong>(NDTV)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton15198\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D15198&amp;text=Kamal%20Haasan%26%238217%3Bs%20%26%238220%3BVishwaroopam%26%238221%3B%20Film%20to%20be%20banned%20in%20Tamil%20Nadu%20Due%20to%20Muslim%20Protests&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a big setback for actor-producer Kamal Haasan, the Tamil Nadu government has banned the screening of his film Vishwaroopam in the state till further orders following protests by minority organisations. 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