Pune: National Award-winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar had to cancel a promotional event of his forthcoming film Indu Sarkar in Pune today after receiving threats from local Congress party workers.
"We are like hostage in the hotel room. We had to cancel the event. The hotel management asked us not to step out as the cadre is here since 1 p.m....Since the last three hours, we have been locked in one room. My whole team is in the room," Mr Bhandarkar told news agency IANS over the phone.
Mr Bhandarkar even tweeted a few images of some of the Congress party members. He captioned them: "Congress workers have barged in the hotel lobby and created ruckus, me and the team are stranded like hostages in hotel room. Pune activity cancelled."
Asked if Mr Bhandarkar will release the film in Pune, he said: "I will release the film all over India and I think people who talk about freedom of expression should stand for this now... This is the time."
CBFC later suggested 12 cuts and two disclaimers in the film. Bhandarkar had been asked to remove words like RSS and Akali from Indu Sarkar.
"We are like hostage in the hotel room. We had to cancel the event. The hotel management asked us not to step out as the cadre is here since 1 p.m....Since the last three hours, we have been locked in one room. My whole team is in the room," Mr Bhandarkar told news agency IANS over the phone.
Mr Bhandarkar even tweeted a few images of some of the Congress party members. He captioned them: "Congress workers have barged in the hotel lobby and created ruckus, me and the team are stranded like hostages in hotel room. Pune activity cancelled."
Indu Sarkar director Madhur Bhandarkar said Congress workers barged into their hotel.
Asked if Mr Bhandarkar will release the film in Pune, he said: "I will release the film all over India and I think people who talk about freedom of expression should stand for this now... This is the time."
The police had to be called in after Congress activists disrupted the Indu Sarkar event.
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CBFC later suggested 12 cuts and two disclaimers in the film. Bhandarkar had been asked to remove words like RSS and Akali from Indu Sarkar.
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