[Reader-list] film on sonagachi wins oscar

[sudhesh]

my initial response was to reports on rediff where the filmmakers had
said their would be trouble if the film was shown in India
while the film was being shown in Europe and United States 

i would also have protested if our government had banned the film
because of itsn subject. i belive that such films should be made and
shown so that we get used to dealing with realities around us and face
upto them

but we cannot have someone else decide whether we are capable of
watching a film. there is a risk in releasing film in cinema halls.
there have being cases of riots in India. But in the case of this
documentary it would only be shown in IIC delhi or other metros to
select audiences. so why do the filmmakers have a problem with India?