Chennai:
Punjabi community in Chennai gave out mixed reactions to Dera Sachcha
Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s film 'MSG: Messenger of God'
even as the sect head said that it has nothing to do with religion and
is mostly a message against social evils like alcoholism as well as
intake of drugs and prostitution.
Addressing reporters here while promoting his film made in six
languages, including Tamil, Singh while replying to the controversy
surrounding the film stated that the decision of the Film
Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) to revoke Censor Board's order
should be welcomed and finger should not be raised against it.
His comments come in the wake of then Chairperson questioning the
haste with which the film was cleared by Film Certification Appelate
Tribunal. She had stated in a report that if FCAT had to give it a
certificate then why have a board in place.
The film which is likely to be released between January 28 to 30
failed to get clearance from Central Board of Film Certification. The
controversy over the film snowballed as then chairperson Leela Samson
as well as seven other members of the board quit. Singh said Samson’s
resignation is nothing to do with his film. “Initially, she was
against it. But my film has nothing to do with her resignation. She
had put forth eight reasons and there was nothing about MSG,” he said.
He also denied allegations that he had approached the government to
get it cleared. It was done in a legal way. “If the Tribunal changes
the decision of the Censor Board, then it must be welcomed and should
not raise finger against it,” he said.
He said he was concerned that the film with social message was not
cleared by CBFC while films showing vulgarity and violence were
cleared. He also said that there is nothing objectionable in the film.
They had deleted certain dialogues in the beginning as well as in the
end of the film. He evaded the queries on what contents were deleted.
Singh who is dressed as a youth, punches baddies in the trailer as
well as features in hip hop and rap music says that he chose cinema as
the medium to reach the youth. “I started wearing the Western outfits
after youth urged me to wear it.
Interestingly, Singh is planning a sequel of MSG which is about
tribals. He says most of the proceeds of film MSG would go into
funding research on AIDs as well as treating Thalsemmia patients. The
film would be released in six languages.
The film had been banned in Punjab but the community from the north
Indian state in Chennai have a guarded response to it. While Deepak
Dhawan, a committee member of Punjab Association, expressed
reservations over the film saying that spirituality is not a glamour
business, Harvinder Singh, who is a member of the association said
that if the film is about de-addiction as well as against prostitution
then we welcome it. The secretary of Punjab Association Ramesh Lamba
reserved his comments stating that it is too early to comment on it.
“If it is about promoting healthy living then it should be welcomed,”
he added.
But most of the community members said that it is too early to
comment. “Until we see the film and its contents, we can’t comment on
it,” they stated.
Punjabi community in Chennai gave out mixed reactions to Dera Sachcha
Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s film 'MSG: Messenger of God'
even as the sect head said that it has nothing to do with religion and
is mostly a message against social evils like alcoholism as well as
intake of drugs and prostitution.
Addressing reporters here while promoting his film made in six
languages, including Tamil, Singh while replying to the controversy
surrounding the film stated that the decision of the Film
Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) to revoke Censor Board's order
should be welcomed and finger should not be raised against it.
His comments come in the wake of then Chairperson questioning the
haste with which the film was cleared by Film Certification Appelate
Tribunal. She had stated in a report that if FCAT had to give it a
certificate then why have a board in place.
The film which is likely to be released between January 28 to 30
failed to get clearance from Central Board of Film Certification. The
controversy over the film snowballed as then chairperson Leela Samson
as well as seven other members of the board quit. Singh said Samson’s
resignation is nothing to do with his film. “Initially, she was
against it. But my film has nothing to do with her resignation. She
had put forth eight reasons and there was nothing about MSG,” he said.
He also denied allegations that he had approached the government to
get it cleared. It was done in a legal way. “If the Tribunal changes
the decision of the Censor Board, then it must be welcomed and should
not raise finger against it,” he said.
He said he was concerned that the film with social message was not
cleared by CBFC while films showing vulgarity and violence were
cleared. He also said that there is nothing objectionable in the film.
They had deleted certain dialogues in the beginning as well as in the
end of the film. He evaded the queries on what contents were deleted.
Singh who is dressed as a youth, punches baddies in the trailer as
well as features in hip hop and rap music says that he chose cinema as
the medium to reach the youth. “I started wearing the Western outfits
after youth urged me to wear it.
Interestingly, Singh is planning a sequel of MSG which is about
tribals. He says most of the proceeds of film MSG would go into
funding research on AIDs as well as treating Thalsemmia patients. The
film would be released in six languages.
The film had been banned in Punjab but the community from the north
Indian state in Chennai have a guarded response to it. While Deepak
Dhawan, a committee member of Punjab Association, expressed
reservations over the film saying that spirituality is not a glamour
business, Harvinder Singh, who is a member of the association said
that if the film is about de-addiction as well as against prostitution
then we welcome it. The secretary of Punjab Association Ramesh Lamba
reserved his comments stating that it is too early to comment on it.
“If it is about promoting healthy living then it should be welcomed,”
he added.
But most of the community members said that it is too early to
comment. “Until we see the film and its contents, we can’t comment on
it,” they stated.
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