Bombay High Court Grants Permission for 'Hamare Baarah' Film Release

Annu Kapoor's film 'Humare Barah' was surrounded by controversies for a long time. The matter was in Bombay High Court and there was a stay order on the film.

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Bombay High Court Grants Permission for 'Hamare Baarah' Film Release
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Hamare Baarah Release: Annu Kapoor's film 'Humare Barah' was surrounded by controversies for a long time. Even the trailer of the film was deleted after its release. The case was in the Bombay High Court and there was a stay order on the film. However, now the Bombay High Court has allowed the release of the film 'Humare Barah'.

Film 'Humare Barah' gets permission to release

Hamare Baarah' movie controversy: Bombay High Court says nothing objectionable against Quran, Muslim community in movie - India Today

In fact, according to a Live Law report, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed the release of the controversial film 'Humare Barah' as ​​the producers agreed to remove the objectionable parts of the film. A division bench of Justice BP Colabawala and Justice Firdaus Pooniwala passed this order. The producers agreed to remove a dialogue and a verse from the Quran from the film and also put two 12-second disclaimers in the film.

Many controversial dialogues were removed from the film

Bombay HC Allows Hamare Baarah Release On June 21 After Makers Agree To Delete Some Portions - News18

The HC allowed the film to be released only after the makers agreed to remove the controversial dialogue from the film, as directed by the CBFC. The court said, "This film is actually for the upliftment of women. In the film, a maulana misinterprets the Quran and in fact, a Muslim man objects to the same in the scene. So it shows that people should use their brains and not blindly follow such maulanas."

Filmmakers were fined Rs 5 lakh 

SC stays release of 'Hamare Baarah' that portrays Muslims negatively

Along with this, the court also said that a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the filmmakers for releasing the trailer with unverified scenes would be appropriate and directed that this amount be donated to a charity of the petitioner's choice. The court said, "Infringement has been made in the case of the trailer. Therefore, you have to give something to the charity of the petitioner's choice. Costs have to be paid. This litigation has brought a lot of unpaid publicity to the film."

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