Row over ‘The Diary of West Bengal’ film awaiting release

An preliminary ban on The Kerala Story in West Bengal created fairly a furore earlier than it was allowed to be launched within the state. Now, an argument has erupted over a yet-to-be launched movie, The Diary of West Bengal, with police issuing a discover to the director alleging that he was attempting to “defame” the state with this film.

The BJP, in the meantime, attacked the Mamata Banerjee-led authorities and stated it was attempting to muzzle freedom of speech and expression as soon as once more, because it had when The Kerala Story was launched within the nation. The saffron camp stated the TMC was attempting to “intimidate” the director because the movie focused the chief minister. The truth is, BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya even shared a clip from the trailer of the movie and stated nothing in it gave the impression to be factually incorrect.

Hailing from Maharashtra, film-maker Sanoj Mishra has directed The Diary of West Bengal. It’s introduced by Wasim Rizvi Movies and written in addition to produced by Jitendra Narayan Singh. The movie claims to be primarily based on “true occasions”. Jitendra Narayan Singh, previously Wasim Rizvi and ex-chairman of the Shia Waqf Board, transformed to Hinduism in December 2021.

In response to sources within the police, Mishra has been served a discover beneath Part 41A of the Code of Felony Process (CrPC) to look for questioning on the Amherst Road police station in Kolkata on Might 30. An FIR has been registered beneath related sections of the Indian Penal Code, Info Expertise Act and Cinematography Act.

However Mishra denied that he was attempting to defame West Bengal and stated the film was factual. “My intention is to not malign the picture of the state. We’ve proven solely info within the movie that are well-researched,” he informed ANI. He added that the taking pictures of his movie was not but over and the group was prone to submit it to the Central Board of Movie Certification subsequent month.

Malviya stated the film depicted the “lived expertise of many” in West Bengal. “After a failed try to ban The Kerala Story (the movie continues to be not in theatres as a result of homeowners are being threatened with punitive motion, in the event that they do), Mamata Banerjee’s administration is now intimidating the director and producer of The Diary of West Bengal, a film primarily based on true occasions, on the prevailing situation within the State. The discover to filmmakers is uncalled for as a result of nothing within the trailer seems factually incorrect. It’s lived expertise of many in Bengal,” he tweeted.

He added: “Mamata Banerjee ought to cease muzzling freedom of speech and expression. She runs a vile decrepit Govt and it’s a matter of time that folks of Bengal will scale back her regime to mud.”

In response to a report revealed by Hindustan Occasions, the narrator within the trailer of the movie claims that Bengal has change into a “second Kashmir” for “unorganised Hindus”, whereas a personality alleges that “Mamata’s love for Rohingya Muslims” is forcing Hindus to go away their properties. The trailer additionally highlights the so-called appeasement politics by the TMC authorities, which has led to restrictions on Hindu festivals.