Chandigarh:
The National Commission forScheduled Castes today dubbed upcoming Amitabh Bachan-starrer film Aarkashan as "anti-Dalit" and said it will notallow it to hit the screens till it is satisfied afterwatching it.
"Aarakshan is anti-Dalit and against the depressed classand the portrayal is unfair," Commission chairman P L Puniatold reporters.
He said the Commission had written to the Film CensorBoard that it wanted to watch this film before it is releasednext month.
"The release date of the film had been deferred as theCommission wanted to watch it with the censor board," he said.
Punia said a meeting of the Commission with the censorboard is fixed for July 25 on the issue of Aarakshan.
Taking a dig at the film's director Parkash Jha, Puniasaid "Jha says he will not show the movie to the Commissionbut we have not even asked him as the matter is between us andthe Censor Board."
When his attention was drawn towards the Censor Board'scertificate to the film, he said that "the Commission hadenough powers to intervene in the matter."
He said the movie is "anti-Dalit" and the Commissionwill not allow it to hit the screen till it is satisfied afterwatching it with the Censor Board.
"Aarakshan is anti-Dalit and against the depressed classand the portrayal is unfair," Commission chairman P L Puniatold reporters.
He said the Commission had written to the Film CensorBoard that it wanted to watch this film before it is releasednext month.
"The release date of the film had been deferred as theCommission wanted to watch it with the censor board," he said.
Punia said a meeting of the Commission with the censorboard is fixed for July 25 on the issue of Aarakshan.
Taking a dig at the film's director Parkash Jha, Puniasaid "Jha says he will not show the movie to the Commissionbut we have not even asked him as the matter is between us andthe Censor Board."
When his attention was drawn towards the Censor Board'scertificate to the film, he said that "the Commission hadenough powers to intervene in the matter."
He said the movie is "anti-Dalit" and the Commissionwill not allow it to hit the screen till it is satisfied afterwatching it with the Censor Board.
