Directed by Manoj Pandit, the film deals with torture inflicted by army personnel, and it came in the army’s line of fire for the use of army uniform without prior permission. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) had sent a letter to the Ministry of Information and Communications towards the end of January asking for the ban of
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Sounding a bit exasperated with the entire situation, Mohan Dotel, producer of the film explains, “We were told to send an official letter which we did, but no one showed up for the screening. Now the Ministry of Information and Communications has requested the MoD in a letter to come and watch the film. The letter has been forwarded to the Army Headquarters, and we’re all waiting for some response.”
Dotel added that he had personally visited the Army Headquarters but apart from the standard reply of ‘it’s in process,’ there’s been nothing new. He said, “I don’t know what they mean when they tell us ‘it’s in process.’ The letter they had sent to the Ministry of Information and Communication was stamped as high priority but judging from their reaction, it’s confusing as to what they mean to do.”
“Badhshala” was scheduled to be released on March 8
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