High court refuses stay on release of film 'Shanghai'

Updated On: 07 June, 2012 12:16 PM IST | | IANS

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking stay on the June 8 release of Bollywood film 'Shanghai', saying there was nothing insulting in its song Bharat Mata Ki Jai and it merely depicted "the existing state of affairs" in India

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High court refuses stay on release of film 'Shanghai'

A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajiv Shakdher said, "We do not find anything objectionable in the said song. In a democracy, every person has a right to voice his views and opinions. The same right to speech and expression cannot be curtailed except under some circumstances."

Dibakar Banerjee, Director of 'Shanghai'