In a dramatic turn of events, actor-director Kamal Haasan said on Thursday he would not move the Supreme Court against a stay on his film 'Vishwaroopam' by the Madras High Court even as Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari indicated that the government may consider amending the Cinematograph Act 1952. ...
11:29 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Both the actors have acted in a couple of popular Tamil films like 'Sati Leelavathi' and 'Panchathantram'. ...
11:22 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Censor board chairperson Leela Samson welcomed the government's step of considering amendments to the Cinematograph Act. Leela Samson said, "If the government comes up with this, it is the best news I have heard in a long time. We have been defending ourselves in Chennai against what the attorney said in court defending the state government. I am delighted by Manish Tewari's announcement." ...
10:16 AM, Jan 31, 2013
In the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', the Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari has indicated that the government may consider amending the law. He tweeted on Thursday that it's time the Cinematograph Act is revisited to ensure that state governments cannot question a certificate that is once given by the censor board. ...
08:46 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Just a day after Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' got the green signal from the Madras High Court to screen the film, the decision was overturned on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu Advocate General A Navaneetha Krishnan said the interim order was against public interest and that the censor board itself was flouting norms when clearing films. ...
07:46 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan on Wednesday urged his fans to remain calm after the Madras High Court reimposed a ban on his film "Vishwaroopam". ...
12:20 AM, Jan 31, 2013
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11:23 PM, Jan 30, 2013
"Tamil Nadu wants me out. I don't know who's playing these games. I will find a secular state in India or may be go to another country. Bhai MF Hussain had to do it and so will I" - that was a very emotional Kamal Haasan addressing the media on Wednesday morning in the wake of the controversy surrounding the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam'. ...
10:09 PM, Jan 30, 2013
What does the 'Vishwaroopam' controversy tell us about the censor board? About the Jayalalithaa government? And the attitude of the Indian system to freedom of expression? ...
10:00 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the release of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil Nadu till February 6, even as an emotional actor and producer Haasan threatened to leave the country and caved into the demand of deleting certain scenes from the film. ...
09:40 PM, Jan 30, 2013
In Mumbai, people are speaking up against ban on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' and are saying that it is Haasan's right to screen his film and their right to watch it. ...
09:15 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Actor and director Kamal Haasan has said he is the victim of a political game. Is this cultural terrorism by the Tamil Nadu government? Is he being hounded by the state government? ...
09:00 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday said states should implement the decisions of the censor board regarding screening of films but refrained from commenting on Kamal Haasan's controversial movie 'Vishwaroopam' saying the matter was in court. "Since the High court has once again taken the matter within its purview, it would be inappropriate to comment on it. We would allow the High court to take cognisance of the...
07:58 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Urging his fans to maintain calm, actor and director Kamal Haasan on Wednesday evening said that he was upset and not angry over the row surrounding his latest film, 'Vishwaroopam'. Addressing the media, Haasan said that 'Vishwaroopam' was "just a movie, not worth a public agitation'. ...
07:48 PM, Jan 30, 2013
With Kamal Haasan's request to meet the most powerful person in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, being turned down, the iconic actor has turned to the people. Now that the Madras High Court, in a ruling that overturned a judge's order, has said 'Vishwaroopam' cannot open till February 6, left with no option, Haasan says he will leave Tamil Nadu. ...
07:06 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The Congress Wednesday termed as "unfortunate" the remark of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan that he may leave the country if the final verdict on his controversial film "Vishwaroopam" was not in his favour. Amid allegations of his film being against the Muslims, the actor said: "If there is no secular state in India, I would go overseas. I think Tamil Nadu wants me out. What would change is my passport; I...
06:50 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The mega-budget film was due to be released on January 25, but the Tamil Nadu government banned the film. ...
06:36 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Kamal Haasan's latest film 'Vishwaroopam' ran into trouble after Muslim groups in Tamil Nadu alleged that its content hurt their sentiments. ...
06:20 PM, Jan 30, 2013
From a ban on books and films to shunning of individuals, can we afford to ignore the growing rot of intolerance? Is a clamp-down on creativity acceptable in a democracy? ...
05:48 PM, Jan 30, 2013
