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After being dubbed “vulgar” by a section of the intelligentsia here, the film Dum Maro Dum has attracted the ire of Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik. He has branded the producers/exhibitors of the Rohan Sippy-directed film “anti-national”.
In a letter addressed to Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, the MP lashed out that the “objectionable dialogues” were not removed from the international promotional material.
“Producers/exhibitors are fooling the people of Goa and the State Government by indirectly saying that they will now defame and denigrate Goa and Goan women only on foreign soil,” Naik said.
He added, “It appears they have no regard for the people of the country and their dignity. Money is the only criterion for them.”
On Monday, the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court had disposed of a petition seeking a ban on the film, paving way for its release. The order was based on the assurance given by the producers that ‘objectionable portions’ in the film’s promos had been deleted by the filmmakers.
Fox Star Studio International Private Limited (FSSIPL), the film’s distributors had assured the court that a controversial dialogue would be deleted from the film and that the word “women” had been replaced with “relationships” in the film’s national promos. However, the international promos would run with the original content.
After being dubbed “vulgar” by a section of the intelligentsia here, the film Dum Maro Dum has attracted the ire of Goa’s lone Rajya Sabha member Shantaram Naik. He has branded the producers/exhibitors of the Rohan Sippy-directed film “anti-national”.
In a letter addressed to Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ambika Soni, the MP lashed out that the “objectionable dialogues” were not removed from the international promotional material.
“Producers/exhibitors are fooling the people of Goa and the State Government by indirectly saying that they will now defame and denigrate Goa and Goan women only on foreign soil,” Naik said.
He added, “It appears they have no regard for the people of the country and their dignity. Money is the only criterion for them.”
On Monday, the Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court had disposed of a petition seeking a ban on the film, paving way for its release. The order was based on the assurance given by the producers that ‘objectionable portions’ in the film’s promos had been deleted by the filmmakers.
Fox Star Studio International Private Limited (FSSIPL), the film’s distributors had assured the court that a controversial dialogue would be deleted from the film and that the word “women” had been replaced with “relationships” in the film’s national promos. However, the international promos would run with the original content.
