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Indian Express
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Tailor Kanhaiya Lal's wife writes to Modi seeking release of Udaipur Files
The wife of murdered Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal Teli, Jashoda, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his help in the release of the film Udaipur Files. On July 10, just a day ahead of its release, the Delhi High Court temporarily stayed the release of the film after it was highlighted that the thematic expression of the film was akin to hate speech and vilification of Muslims. In her letter sent Saturday, Jashoda wrote, 'The Muslim organisations and their lawyer have stopped the release of the film, on my husband's murder, through the courts. I have seen the film myself; it is the story of his murder. There is nothing wrong in it. He was killed three years ago and now the lawyer is saying that whatever happened cannot be shown in the film. (My) children are saying that now the Modi government will decide on the film.' 'You know the wrong which was done to us. And now those same people who killed him are going to the courts. I request you to get this film released so that the whole world can know the truth,' she wrote. She has asked Modi 'to please give us time to meet. I want to come to Delhi and meet you with my two children.' On June 28, 2022, two persons — Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad — posed as customers and hacked to death Kanhaiya Lal Teli at his shop in Udaipur over a post shared by him on social media in support of Nupur Sharma, a BJP spokesperson who was suspended for her objectionable remarks about the Prophet during a live television debate. In the Delhi High Court, petitioner Maulana Arshad Madani, Principal of the Darul Uloom Deoband, had filed the PIL pointing out that the movie is 'replete with dialogues and instances that had led to communal disharmony in the very recent past and thus carry every potential to again stoke the same communal sentiments.' The division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal relegated the petitioner to the Central government to seek a review of the Central Board of Film Certification's decision to grant a certificate greenlighting the release of the film.
India Today
a day ago
- Politics
- India Today
Fact Check: This video DOES NOT show a Muslim protest against Udaipur Files
The Delhi High Court on July 10 paused the release of 'Udaipur Files'. It's an upcoming film based on the murder of Kanhaiya Lal Teli, who was hacked to death by Mohammad Riyaz and Ghouse Mohammad in Udaipur over a social media post supporting former Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur per a NDTV report, Arshad Madani, the president of the Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, and journalist Prashant Tandon filed a petition seeking a permanent ban on the film, arguing that it targets Muslims and could incite communal tensions. The film is also facing boycott calls on social this, a video of a massive gathering of Muslims has gone viral on social media, showing people rallying and chanting "Allahu Akbar" and 'Nara-E-Takbeer'. Allegedly, this was a protest against 'Udaipur Files'. Multiple Instagram and Facebook users shared the video with this India Today Fact Check found that the video has nothing to do with 'Udaipur Files'. The video is from a demonstration against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in Tamil Nadu in PROBEUpon searching the video using Google Lens, we found that it was also shared in April this year as an anti-Waqf bill protest in Krishnagiri, a district in Tamil this clue, we found similar videos shared on Instagram on April 14 with the same information - that it was a protest against the Waqf Act in Krishnagiri. These videos feature the same white banner as seen in the viral video. The banner also mentions the word 'Waqf'.The Hindu reported on the same protest on April 14. On comparing the cover image of this report with the viral video, it becomes clear that both are from the same event and per the report, the protest opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Act was organised by the Krishnagiri District All Jamaath and District Ulemas Federation on April 14. Thousands of protesters, led by Indian Union Muslim League leader KM Kadher Moideen, participated in the it's clear that the video has nothing to do with the film 'Udaipur Files'.- EndsMust Watch Want to send us something for verification? Please share it on our at 73 7000 7000 You can also send us an email at factcheck@
NDTV
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Director Bharat Shrinate After HC Stays Udaipur Files Release: "Was Not Expecting This..."
New Delhi: Director of Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder, Bharat S Shrinate on Friday said that he was shocked by the High Court's order to halt the release of the film, which was scheduled to hit theatres today. Shrinate told ANI that he was not "expecting" the Delhi High Court to order a stay on the release of the film. "I was not expecting such a decision because just a day before the petition (in Delhi HC), the petitioner filed a petition in the Supreme Court and it was denied. So, in the High Court, I don't know how it happened," said Shrinate. The director further stated that they will move the Supreme Court to request the removal of a stay order for the film. "We are not questioning any judicial. So we are going to the Supreme Court," added Bharat. The Delhi High Court had yesterday ordered a stay on the release of the film. The stay will remain in effect until the Central Government decides on the revision application filed by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). A Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal passed the interim order while hearing two petitions, one by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and another by journalist Prashant Tandon, challenging the CBFC's decision to grant certification to the film. The petitioners argued that the film's release could disturb communal harmony and pose a serious threat to public order, given the sensitive nature of the subject. The Court observed that since the petitioners had been relegated to invoke the revisional remedy under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the release of the film must remain stayed until a decision is made on their application for interim relief. "We provide that till the grant of interim relief is decided, there shall be a stay on the release of the film," the bench stated. Udaipur Files is based on the 2022 murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan, who was brutally killed in broad daylight by two men allegedly angered by a social media post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The incident had triggered national outrage and raised serious concerns about radicalisation and communal violence. The petitioners contended that the film sensationalises the incident and may further inflame tensions. They also raised concerns over the timing of the release, just ahead of upcoming elections in several states. The Court, while not going into the merits of the film itself, held that the legal procedure for challenging CBFC certification must be followed and ensured that no irreparable damage occurs in the interim.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
SC junks plea to block ‘Udaipur Files' release, notes Delhi HC stay on film during Kanwar Yatra
(You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition seeking to block the release of the film Udaipur Files until the Kanwar Yatra concludes. vacation Bench noted that the Delhi High Court has already imposed a stay on the film's release, rendering the plea redundant at this Udaipur Files has been under scrutiny over concerns it could inflame communal sentiments . With the High Court's stay order in effect, the film will remain on hold pending further judicial review
Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
‘When someone wants…': Kanahiya Lal's son on Delhi HC order staying ‘Udaipur Files', film on father's murder
The son of Kanhaiya Lal, the Udaipur tailor who was murdered in 2022, on Thursday said that while the film on his father's death was banned in three days, his murderers haven't been punished even after three years. The Udaipur Files movie's producer, Amit Jani, said he will appeal the Delhi high court verdict to the Supreme Court.(PTI file) Yash Sahu's statement comes after the Delhi High Court ordered a stay on the release of the film 'Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder'. The film was scheduled to be released on Friday, July 11. "Despite having video evidence and everything else, the criminals have not been punished for the last three years. And when someone wants to show the truth to the country through a film, a whole organisation comes forward for it. And within just three days, the film was stayed. But when the criminals have to be punished in a case, this does not happen..." news agency ANI quoted Sahu as saying. The high court's stay is temporary and will remain in effect until the Centre decides on Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind's revision application against the certification granted by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Still, the film producer, Amit Jani, said he will appeal the verdict to the Supreme Court. "We had screened this film for their lawyer, Kapil Sibal, so even after the screening, he had to oppose it because he had taken fees for it. Today, the high court said that this film is being stayed right now. We are going to the Supreme Court to challenge this decision. They have been asked to go to the Central Government, and the government will give its decision within seven days whether the film is right or wrong...," he told ANI. Verdict on the 'Udaipur Files' A Delhi High Court division bench, comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal, passed the interim order in the 'Udaipur Files' case, halting the movie's release. The order came as the court heard two petitions, one by Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind and another by journalist Prashant Tandon, challenging the CBFC's decision to grant certification to the film. The petitioners argued that the film's release could disturb communal harmony and pose a serious threat to public order, given the sensitive nature of the subject. The Court observed that since the petitioners had been relegated to invoke the revisional remedy under the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the film's release must be put on hold until a decision is made on their application for interim relief. "We provide that till the grant of interim relief is decided, there shall be a stay on the release of the film," the bench stated. The film is based on the 2022 murder of Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor in Rajasthan's Udaipur, who was brutally killed in broad daylight by two men allegedly angered by a social media post in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. The incident had triggered national outrage and raised serious concerns about radicalisation and communal violence.
