K'taka banning non-Kannada films?

RETALIATORY RESPONSE: Film trade bodies have threatened to ban Kannada films in their states in retaliation.

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New Delhi: Major film trade bodies have raised a big hue and cry in Karnataka after they filed petitions alleging that the state government had imposed a ban on the release of non-Kannada films in the state in 2004.

The Film Federation of India, Film Producers Guild of India Ltd, Yash Raj Films Pvt Ltd and Mukta Arts among others, got together to file the batch of petitions.

The Karnataka government has reacted swiftly to the petition and according to a report in PTI, has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in which it has denied having any role in imposition of the alleged ban.

"The state government didn't issue such order imposing ban on directions of Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, Kannada Films Producers Association and there is no reason to apprehend that neighbouring states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala will be provoked to take similar decision against release and exhibition of Kannada and other language films in their respective states," state counsel Sanjay R Hegde was quoted by PTI as saying.

The petition filed by the trade houses stated that the Karanataka government had imposed a ban for seven weeks (later reduced to three weeks) on the release and exhibition of films in non-Kannada languages in the state.

According to PTI, the Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala film industries of have threatened to block screening of Kannada films in their respective states, if Karnataka persisted with its move.