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Ranveer Singh’s film Dhurandhar is scheduled to release on December 5. Earlier, the family of Major Mohit Sharma had demanded a ban on the release of the film. The allegation was that the film is made on Major Mohit Sharma but the makers did not take permission from the family or the army before making it.
On Monday, the petition of Mohit Sharma’s family was heard in Delhi High Court, in which it has been said that the film will not be banned. However, after watching the film, the Censor Board will decide whether the approval of the family or the army should be taken or not.
During the hearing, Justice Sachin Dutta of Delhi High Court has directed CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) to consider and investigate the complaints raised in the petition by the family of Major Mohit Sharma before taking the decision on film certification.
The film Dhurandhar is scheduled to release on 5 December.
During the hearing, the lawyer appearing on behalf of Mohit Sharma’s family said that this is not a matter of general equality. This film is based on the legacy of Mohit Sharma. Even though the makers of the film are calling it fictional, both the audience and the media are seeing Ranveer Singh’s character as Mohit Sharma’s character.
Senior advocate Saurabh Kirpal, appearing for the producers of the film Dhurandhar, said in the hearing that there is no similarity between the story of Mohit Sharma and the film. Mohit Sharma was murdered in Jammu, while the film is made on an Indian Special Forces officer, whose story is connected to Pakistan. Apart from this, he argued that the locations shown in the film are also completely different.
Advocate Ashish Dixit, appearing on behalf of the Censor Board in the hearing, said that the process of film certification has started. This film is fictional. On this, Major Mohit Sharma’s family said that they want a private screening for their family, so that they can be satisfied that the film is fiction. On this, the court disposed of the petition saying that the responsibility of certification rests with the Censor Board itself.
Along with this, the court said that the Censor Board should end the certification soon considering the concerns of Major Mohit Sharma’s family.
The Justice also said that the Censor Board should consider whether it is necessary to refer the matter to an expert committee of the Indian Army.
