Da Vinci code to be censored!

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just to make it clear a bit more.. its been decided that some people.. ministers and church heads would watch the movie first... if they think it can be allowed... then it would be released... else not...
sux...
 
sad... no other christian country has demanded a ban, except here in india. even the vatican has not officially asked for a ban..

its pretty weird how politics and religion get messed up in india. hope these illiterates clear it seeing it only as a movie and not something against religion
 
The movie isn't banned, its been cleared and a disclaimer will be shown before the movie. Just make sure you watch it before some anti-social elements are hired to disrupt the shows ;).
 
yup after the section gives a yes nod then it will release.....but i guess then wont give it.....

WILL INDIA get to watch The Da Vinci Code — the movie that will be premiered at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday night and is set for worldwide release this week? The Information and Broadcasting Ministry said on Tuesday that clearance would be given to the film only if the Catholic Churches' Association of India (CCAI) okayed it.
Staying the release of the film, I&B Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunshi said he along with the CCAI representatives and Censor Board members would watch the movie on Wednesday. He asked the board not to give the film a certification till the CCAI gave it a go-ahead.

The Censor Board, with three Catholics, had on Monday cleared the movie without any cuts. It said the movie would be given an A certificate if a disclaimer saying it was a work of fiction was shown at the beginning.

The Goa archbishop has asked constituents not to see the film. The Catholic Secular Forum said it would approach the Bombay High Court for a ban. Its general secretary Joseph Dias said: “We will file a petition on Wednesday. The censor board condition that Sony Pictures insert a disclaimer makes no difference.â€
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Maybe Its Just to Hype The Movie ! What do u Think ? Everytime a Big Movie is Released This Kinda Thing Happens ! I Think it will release without any problems ! Lets Hope for The Best ! :)
 
no christian rowdy gangs here so its not really a problem.

lol.i doubt the dumb ministers will even understand the movie.:))

btw,wens the relesae in bangalore??is ther that dumb 2/3 week delay or not??
 
The Pope hasn’t called for a ban. Catholic Philippines has simply issued an ‘A’ certificate.

But trust India to sit in judgement on whether the movie, The Da Vinci Code, should be banned. And the man sitting in the judge’s chair will be Priya Ranjan Das Munshi by virtue of his post as minister for information and broadcasting.

It is not known if Das Munshi is an authority on film-making but, more important, if his scholarship in Christianity is so stupendous as to make obvious his choice as the final arbiter.

The Code is opening in Rome, the seat of the Catholic Church, and across the world this Friday, but possibly not in India. Industry sources said the government’s move to vet the movie had virtually made sure a delayed release.

If it is not released this Friday, the delay will be seven days because the movie will not open mid-week.

Das Munshi is very helpful, though. He said: “Hopefully (he will watch it) before I sleep tomorrow night.”
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The censor board had passed it without any objections. So there wasnt any need to the I&B minister to have a relook.
The book doesnt defame Jesus in anyway. It just presents another view point. The book doesnt say anything vulgar/dirty about Jesus. It just tries to portray him as another human being - A Noble Human Being but not a God.
Different view points should be allowed.
 
yeah right... remember what happenned when "Girlfriend" was released :P..

and any 1 has any idea what happenne... is it allowed after the I&B minister watched it..? /
 
MF Hussein can paint Hindu godesses nude .. Govt didn't bother--- freedom of expression and all that. (I personally think, he had every right to paint anyone any ay he wants - thats his right)

Now theres a movie that says Jesus was married. hey guess what minority religious sentiments have been hurt. The movie has to be censored

Looks like Christians are playing the Muslim game of appeasement and votebanks
 
I Think the movie will be released on 19th may only to be pulled down later ! So I am goin to watch this Movie first day First show and I Recommend the same to everyone !

Anybody Remember what happened with JoBole so nihaal ?
 
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MF Hussein can paint Hindu godesses nude .. Govt didn't bother--- freedom of expression and all that. (I personally think, he had every right to paint anyone any ay he wants - thats his right)
Now theres a movie that says Jesus was married. hey guess what minority religious sentiments have been hurt. The movie has to be censored

Looks like Christians are playing the Muslim game of appeasement and votebanks
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i think the govt is holding back since there have been a lot of communal voilences eand since christians are a minority community... VHP or some one raise some unwanted comments based on the storyline... and that might stir some voilence...

The last thing India needs is a comunal voilence due to a movie....

may be that i am imagining things.. but some odd things might comeup...
 
If there is really communal voilence then the root cause will be something other than the movie, the movie might just be an excuse. From now on i am taking offence to every movie released in india just for the heck of it...........
 
if the movie had been released without all this fuss, then half the people would have thought it be fiction, but now. every 1 wants to see as they beleive that smthing must be true to cause so much chaos..
 
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