Former censor board chairman Anupam Kher said the government was playing "appeasement politics" and deplored the lack of freedom artistes face in India. ...
08:35 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' hits theatres in Hindi on Friday as Vishwaroop. CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor watched the movie and found there was nothing communally offensive in the film. Most film critics who have seen Vishwaroop said the controversy was much ado about nothing. ...
08:26 AM, Feb 01, 2013
The level of intolerance has increased in Indian society, National Award winning lyricist and Urdu poet Javed Akhtar said in Kolkata on Thursday. ...
12:26 AM, Feb 01, 2013
The CBI will be under the supervision of the Lokpal, while a public servant facing an inquiry by the Lokpal will be given an opportunity to be heard at the stage of the preliminary inquiry. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Kamal Haasan's magnum opus, 'Vishwaroopam' has been mounted on a reported budget of Rs 95 crore approximately according to the actor-director. This makes it one of the costliest Tamil films ever, second only to Rajinikanth's 2010 blockbuster 'Enthiran' with reported budget of a whopping Rs 132 crore. ...
11:58 PM, Jan 31, 2013
As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa came out strongly in defence of the ban imposed on the screening of Kamal Haasan-starrer 'Vishwaroopam', IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai asks Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari if the government is helpless in front of states when it comes to law and order. ...
11:40 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Kamal Haasan implored the fundamentalists to "see reason" and said he will not stop pursuing negotiations with them over his film 'Vishwaroopam', while talking to CNN-IBN on Thursday night. The actor and director also claimed he does not "rule out politics" in the controversy that has surrounded his Rs 95 crore budget film. ...
11:35 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Do the Ashis Nandy, Vishwaroopam and Salman Rushdie incidents prove that the Indian state is weak in defending freedom of speech? ...
10:50 PM, Jan 31, 2013
First signs of a possible compromise in Tamil Nadu emerge over the ban on Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam'. At a press conference in Mumbai the actor and director thanked Chief Minister Jayalalitha for clarifying she had nothing to do with the ban. ...
10:08 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Malaysia's largest ethnic Indian political party MIC has asked the government to allow the screening of Kamal Haasan's film. ...
07:20 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan's essay on being a Khan that was published in a weekly magazine led to a debate over his security on January 29. Just a day later, Salman Rushdie and the team of 'Midnight's Children' had to cancel their Kolkata promotional tour at the last minute. This after the local police warned about possible protests against the author by fringe muslim groups. And in the eye of this ...
07:04 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Actor and director Kamal Haasan thanked those who "stood by" him and the "huge Muslim community support" he received during the controversy surrounding his latest film 'Vishwaroopam'. "In all these hurdles my Muslim brothers were behind me. These are the true Muslims. This is the real India," Haasan said while addressing the media on Thursday evening. ...
06:32 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Haasan's latest offering, the now controversial 'Vishwaroop' (or 'Vishwaroopam' in Tamil) is primarily a spy thriller. ...
06:19 PM, Jan 31, 2013
The ruling Samajwadi Party said it won't let 'Vishwaroop' - the Hindi version of the Kamal Haasan movie - to release in UP. ...
04:27 PM, Jan 31, 2013
There is possible trouble for Kamal Haasan's 'Visgwaroopam' in North India as well. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said he will take a call on banning the Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' after watching it. Samajwadi Party leaders say the movie could be banned in UP if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...
03:37 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Against the backdrop of controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam', Union information and broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari said there was a need to "revisit" the Cinematograph Act to ensure decisions of the Censor Board are implemented. ...
02:59 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Facing criticism for the delay in the release of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa came out strongly, defending her government's decision to ban the film. Jaya said that she had no option but to ban the movie as law and order was her top priority. ...
01:31 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Against the backdrop of controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam', Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on January 31 said there was a need to "revisit" the Cinematograph Act to ensure decisions of the Censor Board are implemented. ...
12:48 PM, Jan 31, 2013
After Tamil Nadu, the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has also indicated mulling a ban on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam''s Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' in the state. Samajwadi Party leader Asrey Kushwaha has said that the movie could be banned in Uttar Pradesh if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...
12:42 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Salman Khan lent his support to Kamal Haasan and his now controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' via Twitter. ...
11:36 AM, Jan 31, 2013
