‘Humare Barah’ will be released on Friday, HC fined the makers for ‘free publicity’ due to controversy

Annu Kapoor’s controversial film ‘Humare Barah’ has finally got the green signal for release. The film will now be released in theatres on Friday, June 21. The makers have made three changes in the film, after which the Bombay High Court has allowed it to be shown. After a thorough review of the film, the court has said in its order that there is nothing objectionable against the Quran or the Muslim community in the film. Not only this, instead, the court has found that the purpose of the film is ‘women empowerment’. The court said that three dialogues in the film have been changed and all other controversial parts have been removed. The High Court bench also advised the makers to do separate editing to ensure this. For example, in a scene of the film, a character threatens to kill his/her daughter by taking the name of God. The court suggested that this line can be removed, as it will not compromise creative liberty.

The bench of Justice BP Colabawala and Firdosh Pooniwala said that Annu Kapoor’s film is ‘something that forces one to think’ and has not been made for mindless entertainment. Let us tell you that a petition regarding the film was also filed in the Supreme Court. After which the Supreme Court had asked the High Court to hear the case soon.

‘Three dialogues were muted in the film’

The court said, ‘Three dialogues have been muted. This film is actually for the upliftment of women. In the film, a Maulana misinterprets the Quran and in the same scene a Muslim man objects to it. It shows that people should use their mind and discretion and should not blindly trust such Maulanas.’

‘Humare Barah’ was earlier scheduled to release on 7 June

The court also addressed the petitioners’ concerns about the film, claiming that the film is derogatory to Muslims and misrepresents Islamic teachings. Earlier, ‘Humare Barah’ was scheduled to release on June 7. But due to these objections, the film’s release was stopped. The objectionable content was removed from the film on the instructions of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). In such a situation, when the court reviewed it, it did not find any basis to ban the film or stop its release.

High Court imposed fine on the makers, money will go to charity

The Bombay High Court admitted that the trailer of the film was released before the censor board certificate and this caused unnecessary controversy and the matter reached the court. The court said that due to this the film got ‘free negative publicity’. Therefore, the court imposed a fine on the filmmakers and ordered them to donate the money to charity.

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HC said- Indian public is not that naive or foolish

The court said, “You will have to pay the fine to the charity of the petitioner’s choice. This litigation has given free publicity to the film. We do not think there is anything in the film that would incite violence. If we thought so, we would be the first to object to it. The Indian public is not that naïve or foolish.”