UP bans screening of 'Jodhaa Akbar' 02nd Mar 2008
10.00 IST
By Agencies
Against the backdrop of Rajput community's protests against the film, Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday banned the screening of Ashutosh Gowarikar 's Jodhaa Akbar .
A Home Department spokesperson in Lucknow said the decision to ban the screening of the film, starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan , had been taken to maintain law and order.
Rajput organisation Kshetriya Mahasabha had protested the screening of the film on the day it was released in local cinema halls alleging the filmmaker had distorted history, which has hurt their sentiments.
“We have decided to ban 'Jodhaa Akbar' following intelligence inputs that indicated a possibility of clashes among communities,” Principal Home Secretary J.N. Chamber said in Lucknow.
The film released February 15, has run into trouble in neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh following protests by a section of the Rajput community alleging that it has distorted history.
Uttar Pradesh has not seen any protests against the film except one last month in Lucknow.
UP bans screening of 'Jodhaa Akbar'
