Karnataka High Court bans Hamare Baraah; reasons that ‘the move is to avoid spreading communal hatred’

The film Hamare Baraah continues its tryst with controversy as the film’s release faces another major hurdle. The state of Karnataka in India has banned the release of the film, followed by the court’s order in order to the spread of communal hatred. We hear that the decision was made under the provisions of the Karnataka Cinema Regulations Act 1964, sections 15(1) and 15(5).

Furthermore, the Karnataka court has defended this move to ban the release of Hamare Baarah by citing that they received requests from various organizations to do the same after they came across the film’s trailer. The court also asserted that this was necessary to also prevent potential communal tensions within the state.

Even prior to its intended release, Hamare Baarah has faced significant criticism from viewers, so much so that the film’s trailer was removed from platforms soon after its released. Many people have raised concerns and have accused the film’s content as crude and divisive. Some have even argued that the trailer is deeply disturbing and could have a negative impression on the younger generation by spreading hatred and toxicity.

On the other hand, producer of the film Manoj Joshi has also come in defense of his film and told IANS, “This movie was not made to target any religion. Today, there are discussions about the respect of women in our country. In any society, there should be no disrespect to women. A woman is not an object or a thing; she should be respected, as has been happening in this land of India. Secondly, that film talks about various topics such as education, upbringing, employment, women’s respect and empowerment, and population. So, everyone should watch this film with their families.”

Hamara Baarah starring Annu Kapoor, Abhimanyu Singh, Ashwini Kalsekar, among others in the lead revolves around a woman who takes her father to court to allow her mother, who is in the midst of a risky pregnancy, the right to terminate the pregnancy in order to save her life.

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