LUCKNOW (Web Desk) – A village council in Uttar Pradesh, India, is said to have announced that they will give 51 buffaloes to anyone who beheads film director Vinod Kapri.
The journalist-turned-director of forthcoming political satire, ‘Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho’, is now seeking police protection.
He has also received death threats from a Khap panchayat (village council).
‘Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho’ is said to be based on true incidents. The film narrates the story of a man who is falsely accused of molesting a buffalo, Miss Tanakpur, by a village strongman who persuades the Khap panchayat to pass a verdict that he has to marry the victim.
The film has generated considerable buzz since the launch of its trailer with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajkumar Hirani saying how entertained they were with the film, which has Hrishita Bhatt, Rahul Bagga, Om Puri, Sanjay Mishra and Annu Kapoor in pivotal roles.
After the death threats, Kapri said in a statement that he is little shocked and worried.
He says the controversy was “totally uncalled for”.
“That (controversy) is totally uncalled for. I don’t think there is anything in the film which can be problematic for the society. If the film had something wrong, then the censor board would have raised an objection and not cleared the film only,” Kapri said candidly during his visit to IANS office here with the cast to promote the film.
With a special “request” for all those raising objection over the film, Kapri went on to laud the Central Board of Film Certification.
“Government has formed a very credible institution with people who don’t approve content which can hurt sentiments. I would only request them to watch this film and I’m sure they would love it,” he added.
He is at the same time relieved that what he wanted to show through his film has already been proven by such threats.
However, he is more worried for his family.
‘Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho’ will hit theatres on June 26 in India.
