LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Barring stray protests by some Muslim organisations, Kamal Haasan’s film Vishwaroopam, titled Vishwaroop in Hindi opened on a peaceful note in cinema halls and multiplexes of Uttar Pradesh today.
UP IG (law and order) B P Singh said the screening of the film across the state was by and large peaceful. He said there were no major protests and those which took place were peaceful.
To compound the issue, confusing signals had come from the Samajwadi Party. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had avoided giving a direct response on the banning of the film by maintaining that any decision will be taken only after viewing the film.
Vishwaroop has been given three to four shows per day in the 18 odd screens that DT Cinemas have in Delhi and there have been no disruptions in the screenings.
In Mumbai and parts of Maharashtra, Vishwaroop sailed through smoothly irrespective of threat by some Muslim organisations to move Bombay High Court to stop the release until Haasan deletes the scenes allegedly derogatory to Islam.
Haasan, who was in Mumbai yesterday to promote the movie said: “Why should I make a film, which is meant to entertain and engage, to show Muslims and Islam in poor light.” He thanked the movie fraternity in Mumbai for backing him. The film is running in Karnataka, Kerala and Andhara Pradesh.
Vishwaroop released today along with Deepa Mehta’s Midnight’s Children and Bejoy Nambiar’s David. sns & pti.
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