Still from ‘Phule’. , Photo Credit: Zee Studio/YouTube
Phule, The film’s director Anant Mahadan said on Friday that social reformers Jyotiro Govindrao Phule and Savitribai Phule have been delayed due to objections raised by the Brahmin community and not due to the censor board-stretched amendments, the film’s director Anant Mahadevan said on Friday.
Biopic, characteristic Scam 1992 Star Pratik Gandhi and Patalekha in the central role (IC 814: Kandahar Kidnapping) As his onscreen wife Savitribai Jyotiba Phule, was scheduled for release on April 11, but now it will reach theaters on 25 April.
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) issued a ‘U’ certificate to the makers on April 7 and asked them to remove words like ‘Mangal’, ‘Mahar’ and ‘Peshwai’, ‘A man carrying a man was replaced with’ Gau Dung balls with boys ‘with Savitribai’ and line, and the line 3,000 Sala Old Slavery To be modified Kai Sal PuraniBetween some other twicex.
“He suggested some amendments, I would not call it a cut. I want to clarify that there is no deduction in this way. We did this (complied with the suggested amendments). He felt that the film should be seen by the youth and all and it is very educational. It is very educational. PTI,
After online unveiling of the trailer on 10 April, some members of the Brahmin community objected, saying they were depicted in poor light.
Anand Dave, president of Maharashtra -based organization Hindu Mahasagha, expressed his displeasure after watching the trailer FuleHe said that it is inappropriate only about “not exposing not-so-so-good things” about the Brahmin community.
“The trailer shows a Brahmin boy throwing cow dung in Sakhitibai Phule. We understand that we need to show good and evil. But we cannot see the good things done by the community, such as how the Brahmins supported Mahatma Phule.
“If they want to earn money by showing casteism, it is not right. People on India and globally will not think of Brahmins well. When we expressed their disappointment to Anant Mahadevan, he said,” He has not done any injustice for the community, and has demanded 15 days to us, “Dave told,” Dave told. PTI,
Mahadevan said that “Brahmins were away from a two -minute trailer” but there is nothing objectionable in the film.
“I am a Brahmin myself, and I will not spoil my community. I want everyone to calm down and understand that we have made a film that is believed to inspire and change. When they watch the film, they will understand but all of this cannot be shown in a two -minute trailer, we can only show the dramatic snipet,” he said that he had no plans to show the film. “
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Mahadevan said that the reason behind the release Fule Pushing is to clear the controversy around the film.
“He had expressed his views on social media and then other people also said, ‘Why are the Brahmins opposing? The protest started between the two groups, we wanted to calm them down, and wanted to tell them that,’ There is nothing that you guys are imagining ‘.
“We didn’t want to lose the audience … I would rather come together and watch the film peacefully. Therefore, the producers and distributors got together and thought, ‘Let’s postpon it for two more weeks and clean all the disputes, talk to the media and let it reach them’.
Published – April 12, 2025 02:09 pm IST
