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Films that courted political controversy
Updated On: 21 August, 2013 08:33 AM IST | | Shakti Shetty
A few recent films that have fielded severe political brickbats even before hitting the marquee...
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Politics and cinema make strange bedfellows. While some of our biggest films have managed to hold a mirror to the political underbelly in the country, some however themselves became victims of the ire of a few far-reaching politicos. Many a times, political parties even go to the extent of trying to cash in on a film’s popularity. On a similar vein, South star Vijay’s Thalaivaa finally released in Tamil Nadu after much brouhaha, while the latest film to court political controversy is Shoojit Sircar’s Madras Cafe, based on the Sri Lankan civil war in the late ’80s.
Vishwaroop (2013)
Director: Kamal Haasan
Cause and effect: Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu demanded the ban on the film claiming that it would hurt Muslim sentiments. Although the film was cleared by the Censor Board, district collectors in the state gave ultimatums to theatre owners to not show the movie citing law and order problems. However, it released in other states with greater Muslim populations than in Tamil Nadu. Haasan estimated the loss of revenues, due to banning policies, somewhere between Rs 30-60 crore.
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