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Forbidden Films: movies that faced ban

As Kamal Haasan's mega-budget Vishwaroopam faces a two-week ban in Tamil Nadu one is forced to look back. A trend emerges which shows that India has been witness to touchy sentiments and disastrous rejoinders. Take a look at 10 more ban wagons.

Updated on: Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM IST

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As Kamal Haasan's mega-budget Vishwaroopam faces a two-week ban in Tamil Nadu one is forced to look back. A trend emerges which shows that India has been witness to touchy sentiments and disastrous rejoinders. Take a look at 10 more ban wagons.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

As Kamal Haasan's mega-budget Vishwaroopam faces a two-week ban in Tamil Nadu one is forced to look back. A trend emerges which shows that India has been witness to touchy sentiments and disastrous rejoinders. Take a look at 10 more ban wagons.

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2,000 protesters had stormed the ghats, destroying and burning the main film set and throwing the remnants into the Ganges in protest of what ultimately were revealed to be false accusations regarding the subject matter of the film.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

2,000 protesters had stormed the ghats, destroying and burning the main film set and throwing the remnants into the Ganges in protest of what ultimately were revealed to be false accusations regarding the subject matter of the film.

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There was a virtual ban on the screening of the film in Gujarat. The BJP said that Aamir had gone against the people of Gujarat by commenting on the Narmada dam issue. Aamir had demanded rehabilitation for the dam oustees.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

There was a virtual ban on the screening of the film in Gujarat. The BJP said that Aamir had gone against the people of Gujarat by commenting on the Narmada dam issue. Aamir had demanded rehabilitation for the dam oustees.

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The movie was objected by the Right Winged parties who claimed that the movies maligned the Indian woman and the Indian culture.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

The movie was objected by the Right Winged parties who claimed that the movies maligned the Indian woman and the Indian culture.

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Sunny Deol starrer Jo Bole So Nihaal also faced flak from the Sikh community. They asked the filmmakers to remove the few scenes where projection of the community was badly done.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

Sunny Deol starrer Jo Bole So Nihaal also faced flak from the Sikh community. They asked the filmmakers to remove the few scenes where projection of the community was badly done.

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The film was flaked by the Hindu religious groups saying that it is in favour of the Muslims and that it only highlighted the Hindu attacks.

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The film was flaked by the Hindu religious groups saying that it is in favour of the Muslims and that it only highlighted the Hindu attacks.

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The Anurag Kashyap movie is based on the book Black Friday – The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts by S Hussain Zaidi. The court in 2004 said that the movie would only be released after the trials in the 93 Bomb Blasts case was over.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

The Anurag Kashyap movie is based on the book Black Friday – The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts by S Hussain Zaidi. The court in 2004 said that the movie would only be released after the trials in the 93 Bomb Blasts case was over.

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The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery film produced by John Calley and starring Tom Hanks. There were protesters at several movie theaters across the United States on opening weekend protesting the themes of the film, citing it as blasphemy and claiming that it shames both the Catholic Church, and Jesus Christ himself.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 American mystery film produced by John Calley and starring Tom Hanks. There were protesters at several movie theaters across the United States on opening weekend protesting the themes of the film, citing it as blasphemy and claiming that it shames both the Catholic Church, and Jesus Christ himself.

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Ajay Devgn starrer Son of Sardaar faced communal allegations. The Sikh community objected some of the dialogues in the movie which were showing the religious sect in a bad light.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

Ajay Devgn starrer Son of Sardaar faced communal allegations. The Sikh community objected some of the dialogues in the movie which were showing the religious sect in a bad light.

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Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan also faced communal controversy. Hindu religious group Shiv Sena had demanded the superstar to apologise for his remarks favouring inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL. And also threatened to ban his then released film.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

Shah Rukh Khan's My Name Is Khan also faced communal controversy. Hindu religious group Shiv Sena had demanded the superstar to apologise for his remarks favouring inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL. And also threatened to ban his then released film.

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Ashutosh Gowariker's epic saga Jodhaa Akbar also created a stir. The period film faced protests from the Rajput community over misdepiction of the history of the warrior class.

Updated on Jul 08, 2013 2:49 PM

Ashutosh Gowariker's epic saga Jodhaa Akbar also created a stir. The period film faced protests from the Rajput community over misdepiction of the history of the warrior class.

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