SADA HAQ MOVIE BANNED AGIAN

[lsingh]

The list of the traitors of the Sikhs Qaum is very long (unfortunately) but I guess all will agree that the 'Sant Samaj' and other Jathebandis (who support Badal) should drop their support for Badal immediately and come in front in favour of Sadda Haq otherwise it will not be good for them...

Everyone who has links with the Jathebandis and Sant Samaj should contact them and ask them to immediately oppose the ban of Sadda Haq and state that they will make every effort to help Sikhs get justice. At the moment these groups are being as spineless as Badal and Makkar. If the Sant Samaj has 30 SGPC members they should come out and support the film.

Where have all the Jathebandis gone, where have all the people who state that they are followers of old martial ways gone ? A few fat Shiv Sena members have silenced them and got what they wanted.

I think we should all make a note of who stood up for the Sikhs and those that did not and not forget it.

At the moment a couple of Government officials in Delhi control the Punjab Chief minister, SGPC and Akal Takht.

[Sikhistan]

Khalsa ji, stop depending on others. Sant samaj is only in papers as they have no real power nor strong line of followers. Even if they do have a bit of followers then they are not dedicated to stand for the point. As sant bhinderanwalay used to say don't depend on me and don't come to me for help which you can do it on your own. "What I can do or accomplish" is the progress way rather than crying "oh what are they doing, where are these guy now".

[Sikhistan]

Such movies should be distributed in lakhs to Sikhs in Punjab who are wearing rose colored glasses of nothing is going with Sikhs.

*only with permission from film makers...

[Hammertime007]

AUSSIE LAND

[lsingh]

The issue of Sadda Haq should be raised at the Vaisakhi programmes this weekend. Some are going to play the songs from the film at Gatka demos to draw attention to the ban.

[Hammertime007]

Baghis just had its first play on brit asia, and Jazzy b tweeted the channel saying support the movie tweet came up bottom of screen - well done

[Pappi9]

taran adarsh ‏@taran_adarsh15h

Punjabi film #SaddaHaq *opening weekend* UK £ 89,072 [Rs 74.70 lacs] ... USA $ 100,760 [Rs 54.99 lacs] - reported screens only.

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[nanosecond]

Finally a good article from mainstream indian media

http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/sadda-haq-ban-making-a-mockery-of-the-cbfc/

Sadda Haq ban: making a mockery of the CBFC

LAST UPDATED: 5.32 PM IST 04.09.

First of all, let us clarify that we are not referring to the AR Rahman’s hit song from Rockstar. That’s so 2011We are talking about Mandeep Benipal’s Punjabi film Sadda Haq that was due to release last Friday but was banned at the last minute by the governments of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Delhi on the grounds that it might fan the flames of communal disharmony. This is Benipal’s second film after 2010’s superhit Ekam: Son of Soil. Sadda Haq is a cinematic look at the separatist movement in the Punjab from the militants’ point of view and is purportedly based on true events.

The film has had a troubled journey. It was initially refused certification in November 2012 by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The filmmakers sought the help of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), an adjudicating body for matters pertaining to the Sikh community, and duly received a letter of support, following a special screening for a five-member committee. On this basis the CBFC cleared the film for general release with a U certificate, but the state governments decided to ban it anyway.

Meanwhile, the SGPC did an about face and decided to support the ban. SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar said, “In future we will take precautions while giving our opinion on any film dealing with controversial subjects related to the Sikh community. I acknowledge that we made a mistake by giving a letter of support for its release to the makers.” And in a show of unity rarely seen in parliament, all political parties have closed ranks against the film. Could be that Benipal has portrayed the truth and the political parties cannot handle the truth. One of the parties most vociferous against the film is the Shiv Sena. In a delicious twist of irony, Sadda Haq is playing in Mumbai, the so-called Sena stronghold.

The movie released without incident in the UK, US, Australia and Canada and is playing to packed houses. In the UK, Sadda Haq has already collected Rs 74 lakh from just eight screens and in the US and Canada Rs 55 lakh from 21 screens.

There is no point banging on about freedom of expression in India, because there just isn’t any. It is however time to take a good long look at the CBFC. Why does it exist at all if its rulings can be routinely countermanded by state governments like what happened with Vishwaroopam? Good news is at hand though. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari has made clear his displeasure about this unilateral high-handedness of state governments and set up a committee to look into the matter. And unlike the creaking old committees of yore, Tewari has demanded a report and a solution pronto.

We also hold out a Utopian hope that if factions and state governments decide to ban a film, a new law be enacted wherein the people responsible for the ban be forced to pay the filmmakers at least triple the film’s budget. And pigs will fly…

First Published: 6.00 PM IST 04.09.2013

[Mehtab Singh]

One of the parties most vociferous against the film is the Shiv Sena. In a delicious twist of irony, Sadda Haq is playing in Mumbai, the so-called Sena stronghold.

Hahahahahahahaha!!! Baander sena chickened out in their own homeland of Mumbai??? Why to bother about their fake step-brothers in Punjab then???

You were right Jas Singh Khalsa, the average Hindu turns their face away at the sight of these illiterate, no-good, drug-addict saffron herds.

[lsingh]

Do we know if the money raised is after the cinema and distribution costs have been paid?