Adipurush dialogue row: Kathmandu to halt screening of Hindi movies from Monday
The Hindu
The cinema halls may show Nepali films instead of screening Hindi movies from Monday, he added.
The screening of all Hindi movies will be banned in Nepal's capital Kathmandu from Monday over the "objectionable" words and depiction of Sita in the mythological epic film Adipurush, a top city official announced on Sunday.
Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah defended the ban on all Hindi films in the Kathmandu Metropolitan area, saying the screening of the movie Adipurush without having one of its dialogues removed will cause "irreparable damage".
"Screening of all the Hindi films will be barred within Kathmandu Metropolitan City from Monday, June 19, as the objectionable words in the dialogue of the film ‘Adipurush’ has not yet been removed,” Mr. Shah said in his Facebook post.
"We have already issued notice three days ago to remove the objectionable portion of the dialogue that 'Sita is India’s daughter' from the movie within three days," he said.
Mr. Shah said if they allow the screening of the movie, it would help "establish a distorted fact”.
He said it would cause "irreparable damage to our nationality, cultural unity" and deal a "blow to our national heroes." Mr. Shah seems committed to halting the screening of all Hindi films currently being shown in all 17 cinema halls within the capital city.
"All the cinema halls in Kathmandu will stop showing Indian films from Monday as per the instruction issued by the KMC,” said Nabin Manandhar, spokesperson of the KMC.
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