[Reader-list] Court clears way for release of Shabnam Virmani's ‘Had Anhad’

[Chintan Girish Modi]

To read a copy of the High Court judgement, check http://lobis.nic.in/dhc/SM
D/judgement/09-03-2011/SMD09032011CW68062010.pdf



On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Chintan Girish Modi <
chintan.backups at gmail.com> wrote:

> From http://www.pravasitoday.com/court-clears-way-for-release-of-had-anhad
>
> Court clears way for release of ‘Had Anhad’
>
> The Delhi High Court Wednesday paved the way for the release of a
> 100-minute documentary film “Had Anhad”, based on poet Kabir, asking the
> censor board to give it appropriate certification. The court also told the
> central government to pay Rs 10,000 as litigation costs to the film maker.
>
> Praising the hard work of makers of “Had Anhad”, Justice S. Muralidhar
> said: “Consequently, the impugned orders dated May 28, 2010 of the Film
> Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) and the order of Nov 5, 2009 of the
> Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) are hereby set aside.”
>
> “The film ‘Had Anhad’ will forthwith be granted a ‘V/U’ certificate of
> unrestricted viewing by the CBFC without any of the excisions directed in
> terms of the impugned orders of the CBFC and the FCAT. The writ petition is
> allowed with costs of Rs.10,000 which will be paid by Union of India to the
> petitioner within four weeks,” said the court.
>
> The court was hearing the petition filed by Srishti school of art, design
> and technology that had challenged the order of the FCAT upholding three of
> the four excisions ordered by the CBFC while granting the film a “V/U”
> Certificate.
>
> The documentary demonstrates how the barriers of regions, borders,
> languages, religions, nationalities and nations melt away in Kabir’s
> universal message of love and compassion.
>
> “A viewer who stays to see the film till its end is unlikely to be left
> feeling hateful or vengeful towards any religion or community. The viewer
> might be impelled to contemplate on the futility of bigotry and violence,”
> said the court.
>
> The film is part of the Kabir Project, which was started in 2003 by
> award-winning film-maker Shabnam Virmani.
>
> The project brings together the experiences of a series of journeys in
> quest of this 15th century mystic poet in our contemporary world.
>
> It provides an insight into Kabir’s poetry, capturing its intensity
> primarily through enthralling music. Journeys to central and western India
> and across the border to Pakistan reveal an interesting tale.
>
> The film opens a door to the world of Kabir, through the public and private
> lives of folk singers of central India, Rajasthan and Pakistan.
>