Challenging
the Bombay High Court's order on the film 'Udta Punjab', a Punjab-based NGO
today approached the Supreme Court seeking stay on the movie's release.
The
petitioner has said that the film projects Punjab in bad light, adding that the
Bombay High Court should not interfere with the censor board's decision.
The NGO named Human Rights Awareness
Association sought an urgent hearing, but the apex court said that it would
hear the matter only after the petition was cleared by the court registry.
The Bombay
High Court had on June 13 cleared the release of
'Udta Punjab', whose makers
were locked in a dispute with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
A division
bench of the High Court directed the CBFC to certify the film within 48 hours
to enable the makers to release it on its schedule date on June 17.
The bench
refused to stay its order on a plea made by the CBFC
counsel to enable the board to appeal against it in the Supreme Court,
saying the filmmakers have already spent a lot on the movie and its promotion
and distribution.
Co-produced
by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures, 'Udta Punjab',
a highly talked about movie that is being keenly anticipated by a large section
of youth, is based on substance abuse in Punjab.
The movie
starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Punjabi
singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh is slated for a June 17 release.
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Source: ANI
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