Distortion of facts in 'Mangal Pandey' 01st Sept 2005
13.43 IST
By Agencies
Critics and historians have always been raising hue and cry over the distortion of facts in ‘Mangal Pandey - The Rising ‘, but now the protest has been given an official stamp.
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices to Aamir Khan , Rani Mukherjee and the producers, director, storywriter and distributor of ‘Mangal Pandey - The Rising’ on a petition filed by the descendants of the revolutionary seeking a stop on the screening of the film.
Justice O P Dwivedi asked Aamir, Rani, producers Bobby Bedi and Deepa Sahi , director Ketan Mehta , storywriter Farooq Dhondy and distributor Yash Chopra to file their replies by September 21 – the next date of hearing.
The petition, filed through advocate M T Siddiqui for Mangal Pandey's descendants Raghunath and Omkar Nath Pandey, also sought notional damages of Re 1 from the defendants.
In the petition, the Pandeys have strongly objected to the portrayal of the character of the first Indian revolutionary in the film in bad light, especially showing him in relationship with a prostitute.
Distortion of facts in 'Mangal Pandey'
