Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to re-consider the U/A certificate which has been given to Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Goliyon ki Rasleela- Ramleela’.
A bench of Justice VM Kanade and MS Sonak directed the CBFC to consider if the guidelines of Cinematograph Act followed before granting the certification to ‘Ramleela’ or not.
The bench said, “Although the board has said that the guidelines were followed in our view there has been non-application of mind.”
Court also direct the CBFC and said that they shall also see if any content of the movie or its title has violated any fundamental rights of citizens.
The court said, “Utmost care has to be taken by the Board in such cases and ensure that the guidelines are followed and there are no violations.”
Sandeep Shukla, Congress member and vice president of Shree Ramleela Mandal had filed a petition for which HC had given its direction.
In his petition, Shukla claimed that the title of the film is misleading and the contents have hurt the religious sentiment on Lord Ram and Hanuman followers.
The CBFC has been directed to hear the petitioner and pass an order within four weeks.
Bureau Report
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