Fans support jailed actor Darshan as his movie ‘Devil’ releases across Karnataka
Bengaluru: Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa’s much awaited movie ‘Devil’ had a blockbuster release on Thursday, with fans praising the movie, even as the actor remains behind bars at the Ballari Jail.
On Wednesday, Darshan reportedly messaged his fans to ensure the success of the movie. As the movie released at 6:30 am on Thursday, his fans, known to have been waiting to watch their star ‘back on screen’, thronged theatres and lauded the work.
The movie is expected to reach high levels of collection in the weekend as Darshan’s fans continue to lend support to ‘Devil’.
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The movie, directed by Prakash Veer, also stars Rachana Rai, Sharmila Mandre, Mahesh Manjrekar, Achyuth Kumar, Vinay Gowda and Shobharaj, among others.
Incidentally, this is the second occasion that a Darshan movie has released when the star is in jail, after the hit movie ‘Saarathi’ of 2011.
Darshan is among the 13 people accused of involvement in the alleged murder of Renukaswamy of Chitradurga.
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B’luru: Actor Kishore Kumar criticises political use of ‘Vande Mataram’, says slogan being misused
Bengaluru: Pan India Actor Kishore Kumar has criticised what he calls an attempt to use the national song Vande Mataram for political gain by dividing people on religious lines.
On Thursday, he posted on Facebook a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking in the Lok Sabha, with the caption ‘Jai Shri Ram to Vande Mataram.’ In his post, Kishore said the song, which once energised the freedom movement and united people across India, was now being turned into a tool for political advantage.
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He wrote that expressions once used to welcome others with love were being taken over and converted into war cries and weapons of hatred, especially against Muslims. Just as this shift happened, he said, those in power who had no role in the freedom struggle and had no hesitation in selling what true patriots created, were now trying to appropriate a song used by freedom fighters.
Kishore also said many serious issues such as the falling value of the rupee, the state of the economy, weakening democratic institutions, what he called false GDP claims, unfulfilled promises to farmers, healthcare challenges, unemployment, situations in Manipur and Ladakh, and the arrests of scientists and scholars were being ignored.
According to him, the government had shown that it was unable to deal with real problems. He said their only approach now was to divide people and distract them, expressing his frustration over the current political climate.
