‘Article 15’: Ayushmann Khurrana starrer opposed by Karni Sena for hurting sentiments

Bollywood films and controversies go hand in hand, don’t you agree? Many films in the recent past have become soft targets due to various factors and it is totally unnecessary. Now, Karni Sena and International Brahmin Mahasangh have opposed the release of Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Article 15’. Yes, you have read it right!

According to these fringe groups, ‘Article 15’ shows Brahmins in a bad light. This is the same Karni Sena, which had opposed the release of Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh’s ‘Padmaavat’.

Pandit Pankaj Joshi of International Brahmin Mahasangh told indianexpress.com, “The trailer of the film clearly states that it is based on true events, and since it looks like the Badaun rape case, Brahmins had nothing to do with it. Neither the rapists nor the victims were from this community. They were Yadavs and they do not even remotely belong to the Brahmin community. These are from OBC, so why use the name in the first place.”

He further added, “We even sent an official letter to director Anubhav Sinha’s registered address about fifteen days ago, but he did not respond.”

Jivan Singh Solanki of Karni Sena also made his displeasure quite clear and said, “We stand by every community. We are here to ensure that no community is hurt. This time, the Brahmins need us, so we will help them. When the actual case didn’t involve Brahmins, why does the film need to do that? The film is only trying to tarnish the Brahmin community. It shows them in a bad light, and we will make sure that they don’t get their way.”

At the end of the day, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is the sole authority to judge a film and not fringe groups.

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‘Article 15’ is scheduled to release on June 28, 2019. And is being directed by Anubhav Sinha.

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Dhaval Mehta

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