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Catholics protest their portrayal in Bollywood
films
Wednesday September 26, 2012 10:02:21 PM,
IANS
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Mumbai: Catholic
groups Wednesday protested the portrayal in bad light of the
clergy and community in Bollywood movies, with specific reference
to "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamal" and "Kya Super Kool Hai Hum".
In a flash protest, starting from St. Peter's Church in suburban
Bandra in northwest Mumbai, over 100 representatives of five
groups took out a procession to Indian Motion Picture Producers (IMPPA)
and Film Makers Combine (FMC) office a few kilometres away.
The protestors belonged to the Association of Concerned Catholics
(AOCC), Catholic Secular Forum (CSF), Maharashtra Christian Youth
Forum (MCYF), Catholic Residents Organisation for Social Services
(CROSS) and Catholics for Preservation of Faith (CPF).
The groups demanded that the objectionable scenes be deleted from
"Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal", where a priest is depicted dancing. The
protestors were angered by the use of Catholic imagery in the
films, and the portrayal of men in the community as a bunch of
drunkards, while women were depicted as being of easy virtue.
They also demanded that a representative appointed by the
Archdiocese of Mumbai be nominated on the censor board to vet
movies that depict the Catholic community.
They pointed out that allowing "Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal" without
clearance from the community amounted to adding insult to injury,
as the film mocks and ridicules the faith. The groups have
therefore decided to file FIRs against all concerned for hurting
religious sentiments.
A delegation had earlier met Pankaja Thakur, CEO of the censor
board, along with Fr. Reuben Tellis, the Catholic Church
representative, but was disappointed by the response.
The protestors Wednesday demanded the resignation of Pankaja
Thakur, and also sought the resignation of Leela Samson,
chairperson of the Central Board of Film Cetification (CBFC).
The groups have called for the closure of the Mumbai office of the
censor board, claiming that it was no more than a lobby of the
film industry, insensitive to the sentiments of the community.
Representatives of the IMPPA and FMC accepted the memorandum
submitted by the protestors, assuring them of greater
self-restraint. The protestors were also assured that a
communication to this effect would be sent to the film fraternity,
seeking that they abstain from hurting religious sentiments.
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