Song Tiled 'Acche Din Kab Aayenge' Changed To 'Acche Din Ab Aaye Re' Reportedly Due To Govt Pressure
A song titled Acche Din Kab Aayenge was changed to Acche Din Ab Aaye Re after the makers of Fanney Khan, the film which it was a part of, received calls from 'high places,' a Mid-Day report said.
The director of the film, Atul Manjrekar, told the tabloid that the song was getting needless 'political colour' which made them 'cut a new video.'
"We cut a new video and released it now because our song was unnecessarily taking a political color. It didn't strike us that this is also the slogan of the government. We didn't expect such a reaction. Fanney Khan is a simple film about a cab driver and his dreams. I hope people see the song in the right context and not misconstrue it"
He also said the new version was to be a part of the film.
Many people on social media used the original song, Acche Din Kab Aayenge, to criticise the BJP government, whose slogan is, "Acche Din."
"The producers also got a few calls from high places," a source was quoted as saying in Mid-Day. The fact that filmmakers are resorting to pre-censorship due to fear of backlash by fringe groups isn't new.
In an interview with HuffPost India, Kabir Khan said that he edits out scenes before filming due to fear of backlash.
"It's unfortunate that this is happening. I've noticed this and sometimes I try to curb it myself by thinking, 'Oh! Will this create a problem?' They are completely conditioning you and your thought process. It's dangerous."
Ekta Kapoor, too, in an interview said that she isn't going to touch a film about a historical figure after what happened to Padmavati.
More recently, the CBFC asked the makers of Mission Impossible Fallout to drop references to Kashmir (it was referred as India-controlled Kashmir) before giving it a clearance.
Fanney Khan features an ensemble of Rajkummar Rao, Anil Kapoor, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and is set to release this week.
courtesy : huffingtonpost.in
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
