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Vishwaroopam Controversies
The 2013 Cinema of India, Indian film ''Vishwaroopam'' was the subject of several controversies including objections to the title, planned direct-to-home film release, and the film's depictions of Islamic people. Title In June 2012, the film was scrutinized by the Hindu Makkal Katchi. The political party, who objected to the use of the Sanskrit language in the title, demanded it be changed to Tamil people, Tamil per the party's strict moral guidelines. They claimed that ''Vishwaroopam'' was a Sanskrit word rather than a Tamil word and argued that Kamal Haasan was against his native language Tamil by naming the film in another language. The same political party had earlier protested against the song "Kannodu Kannai Kalandhal" in Haasan's ''Manmadan Ambu'' (2010), resulting in the song being removed from the film. Direct-to-home release Kamal Haasan received backlash from theatre owners when he announced the film would be released on direct-to-home (DTH) services, only a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of India
The cinema of India, consisting of Film, motion pictures made by the Indian film industry, has had a large effect on world cinema since the second half of the 20th century. Indian cinema is made up of various #Cinema by language, film industries, each focused on producing films in a specific language, such as Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali language, Bengali, Marathi language, Marathi, Gujarati language, Gujarati, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Assamese language, Assamese, Odia Cinema, Odia and others. Major centres of film production across the country include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack, and Guwahati. For a number of years, the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In 2022, Indian cinema earned ($1.9 billion) at the box-office. Ramoji Film City located in Hyderabad is certified by the Guinness World Records ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
