The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government for banning the screening of the film Muzaffarnagar - The Burning Love in certain districts, after hearing a petition filed by the producer of the film, reports ANI.
The state government’s decision to ban the film, even though it had been granted a UA certificate by the Censor Board, is being questioned by the Court, reports ZeeNews.
The state government had cited the problem of ‘law and order’ as a reason for banning the film screening in eight different districts across UP, reports ZeeNews.
The movie, which is directed by Harish Kumar, centres around a love story between a Muslim girl and a Hindu boy in the backdrop of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, reports ZeeNews.
Kumar had earlier urged the authorities to allow the movie to hit screens pan-india, reports Business Standard.
The film features Aishwarya Dewan, Dev Sharma and Anil George in the lead, reports IANS.
(This is a developing story and will be updated.)
(With inputs from Business Standard, ZeeNews and ANI.)
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