NEW DELHI (Web Desk) – Police in New Delhi said on Tuesday they were moving court against the airing of a BBC documentary interviewing one of those convicted of the December 16, 2012 horrific gang rape.
The assault eventually led to the victim’s death on December 29, 2012.
The documentary, made by British filmmaker Leslee Udwin, has kicked up a storm for interviewing Mukesh Sharma, who is among the six men who raped a 23-year-old woman on December 16, 2012, on board a moving bus.
“We are going to move the court against the broadcast of such inputs,” Commissioner Bassi told reporters here. “This was a ghastly crime and the law has been broken, we will investigate the case.”
The convict said the girl should not have “resisted” while being raped.
Reacting to the furore over her documentary, British filmmaker Leslee Udwin said the film is her attempt to examine the attitude of men towards women.
Leslee also claimed she took permission from then director general of Tijar jail Vimla Mehra before interviewing the convict, Mukesh Singh.
“I wrote a letter to DG of Tihar. The DG of Tihar had to consult with MHA. The letter basically stated that it was a campaigning film. I had applied permission in May 2013 and I got the answer ‘yes’ in two weeks. Official permission of MHA had also came. Permission from the prison was also signed,” she said.
‘India’s Daughter’ tells the story of the horrific Delhi gang rape in December, 2012, from the perspective of the convicts and victim’s parents, she claimed.
“We took a lot of time to make the film, almost two years. If we had something sensational, then we would have thrown it out immediately. There is nothing sensational about the film. It’s a very serious campaigning film in the public interest. It’s designed to see the change,” Leslee told reporters here.
Before making the BBC documentary, Leslee said she met the parents of all the convicts including the juvenile’s.
“I actually met all the parents of the convict. Mukesh’s (Singh) mother got him to speak. I interviewed his mother and told her we were doing this film and it was important for us to speak to him. She told him to speak to us,” she said.
When asked why she gave a platform to the convict, Leslee, who interviewed Mukesh in 2013, said, “That’s a great pity.
Indian media should highlight what is going on in their mind.
You have to keep repeating it until it stops and changes. Do you want things to change… Why do you resist? Why did I give a platform to girl’s parents? The film looks at the issue of mindset and gender inequality. The film paints a picture of a set of attitudes towards women.”
The filmmaker asked people not to have pre-conceived notion about the movie, which will premiere in India on March 8 on NDTV.
