Lawyer seeks list of sacred names from CBFC to avoid using them in film
Hareesh Vasudevan, the lawyer, has sought the list through an application filed by invoking the provisions of the Right to Information Act.
The move comes in the wake of the CBFC objecting to the use of the name 'Janaki' for a character in a Malayalam movie, Janaki v/s State of Kerala. The makers of the movie had eventually agreed to add an initial 'V' to the name Janaki as a compromise step to release the film in theatres.
Referring to objections raised by the Board, Mr. Vasudevan sought to know the source of information that the Board relied on to identify Janaki as the name of a God.
He has sought the 'list of names of goddesses in India' to enable him to avoid using such names in the proposed film depicting a woman as a victim of sexual assault and rape, so that he can 'avoid undermining the dignity and sanctity of such goddesses or their names.'
Mr. Vasudevan, who said that he wanted to name a character who commits sexual assault, also sought 'the list of names of gods in India and sacred religious names' so that he could 'avoid naming that character with such names that carry religious sentiments and could undermine the dignity and sanctity of such names or gods.'
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