72 Hoorain, a Bollywood movie set to release on July 07 has courted controversy for ‘portraying wrong facts’ and for being Islamophobic.
The film grabbed many eyeballs when the first video of 72 Hoorain hit the internet.
While many objected to it then, now several Kashmiris have expressed their disappointment in the film.
“It is totally controversial and hurts the sentiments of the people, especially Muslims. We are not going to accept this title. Even this film needs to be banned and those who are producing these types of films should understand that such movies are against amity and brotherhood between the communities,” Mufti Nasir ul Islam told PTI.
“We don’t want this controversy to spread any further. My message to the producers of this movie is that they should understand that Muslims have the right to live with dignity, honour, and peace, and they should be allowed to live with the same spirit,” he added.
Directed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan and co-produced by Ashoke Pandit, the film features Pavan Malhotra and Aamir Bashir in the lead.
The teaser of the film will be released in 10 languages – English, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Kashmiri and Assamese.
National Conference spokesman Imran Nabi Dar said while the party stood by freedom of expression, the makers of such movies should understand the difference between propaganda and freedom of expression. He said, “These kinds of movies paint a particular community in black.
“I think people in India, particularly the film certification board, need to take a call on this. They need to decide whether these movies actually help people in understanding a particular issue with all the context or is a one-sided narrative being fed to the people,” Imran said.
He said the National Conference rejects any and every kind of propaganda that is directed against any community “whether it be Hindu or Muslim”.