A public interest litigation has been filed in the High Court against the movie Kedarnath directed by Abhishek Kapoor.
The petitioner Swami Darshan Bharti has contended that the movie hurts religious sentiments and denigrates the culture and traditions. Bharti states that apart from hurting religious sentiments, the movie also distorts historical facts.
The petition may be taken up for hearing in the near future. Bharti said that a memorandum had also been sent to the Central Board of Film Certification, objecting to the movie.
It will be recalled that earlier, objecting to aspects in the teaser and poster of the film, senior leader of the BJP in Uttarakhand, Ajendra Ajay had written to the CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi, seeking a ban on the movie.
The teaser and tagline in poster of the movie had elicited strong criticism in Uttarakhand where the yet to be released movie is being criticised for alleged attempt to hurt religious sentiments and purportedly promote ‘love jihad’.
The movie is set against the backdrop of the 2013 disaster in Kedarnath.
Though the entire story of the movie ‘Kedarnath’ is not know but the teaser and poster of the movie issued on October 30 have aspects which have elicited objections.
The teaser showed the scene of devastation in Kedarnath on one side and on the other side, the main characters Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan were shown in a sexual scene.
Further, critics opine that the male lead was also shown offering namaz along with others whereas this scene appears illogical on the pilgrimage to Kedarnath.