Rajinikanth urges Muslims to withdraw
protest against 'Vishwaroopam'
Friday January 25, 2013 03:49:47 PM,
IANS
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Chennai: Saddened by
the ban on his close friend and colleague Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam"
in the state, superstar Rajinikanth has urged Muslim groups
to withdraw their protest.
On Wednesday, the state government
banned "Vishwaroopam" for two weeks when around 25 Muslim
organisations objected to Kamal's movie on the ground that it
portrays the community in bad light.
A day later, the Madras High Court restricted the film's release
till Jan 28. A judge will see the movie Jan 26 and decided on its
fate.
"I request my Muslim brothers to sit with Kamal Haasan, discuss
and release the film without hampering the storyline. He is no
ordinary artiste but an extraordinary one who can take Tamil
cinema to all new levels," Rajinikanth said in a statement.
"Kamal and I have been friends for over 40 years and I know
personally for a fact that he wouldn't hurt the sentiments of
anybody let alone Muslims," he added.
Made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, "Vishwaroopam", which deals about
the adversities of war, is produced and directed by Kamal who has
also acted in it. It was earlier scheduled for a Jan 25 release.
When the Muslim organisations had objected to the movie, Kamal
organised a special screening for them. But the members of the
organisations hardened their stance after watching the movie,
alleging that the community was shown in bad light.
"He should be respected for the fact that he screened the film to
Islamic leaders before its theatrical release," said Rajini
"Vishwaroopam" in Tamil and Telugu was scheduled to release Friday
Jan 25, but was only released in places like Kerala and few parts
of Hyderabad.
The film, which also stars Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Rahul
Bose, Shekhar Kapur and Jaideep Ahlawat, has also been banned in
Andhra Pradesh Friday by the state government.
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