A day before the release of Bollywood film Parched, a PIL was filed in the Gujarat High Court, on Thursday, seeking a ban on it, claiming that it had projected the Rabari/Maldhari (cattle-breeders) community in “bad light”.
Watch the trailer of Parched in the video below.
Admitting the petition, a bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice VM Pancholi issued notices to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the film’s director, seeking their replies by 27 September when the case will be heard next.
The film, featuring actress Radhika Apte in the lead role, is set to hit the theatres on Friday.
The petitioner, Masarubhai Rabari claimed that the film could create a “wrong impression” among the masses about the Maldhari community as it contained “semi-nude” scenes.
He also alleged that the filmmaker had portrayed the community in a “vulgar, offensive and crude manner”, which had hurt the sentiments of all of its members.
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