Hyderabad: PIL filed against film 'Tiger Sultan'

A petition has been filed in High Court by a resident of Hyderabad against film Tiger Sultan. According to K Sekhar, a resident of Somajiguda, the film allegedly contains abusive and violent language in local Urdu.

A report in Deccan Chronicle states that the writ petition filed by Sekar claims that Tiger Sultan has dialogues that are objectionable and hurt religious sentiments. This was based on the trailer that was released on YouTube.

The report quotes the petition as stating, “Under the garb of using Hyderabadi Urdu dialect, they have used words like Maa Ki Kirkiri, which degrades the status of a mother. Youth and kids are attracted to these dialogues and use them.  There is another phrase, Mandir ki Ghanti, that hurts religious sentiments. There is a scene depicting chain snatching training, which will instigate the youth to take up criminal activities. The trailer also depicts children as followers of the hero who would commit offences. The filmmakers have projected this film as depicting Hyderabadi culture, but it is nothing but an act of degradation. The Censor Board is not discharging its duties properly.”

The news report adds that Sekar has named the ministry of information and broadcasting, Central Board of Film Certification, Minar film productions and actor Toufeeq Khan, director Sanjay Punjabi and scriptwriter Salman Haider as respondents