03 March 2008

Jodhaa Akbar Banned


After the protests laid down by the Rajput Community against the film, The UP government on Saturday banned Ashutosh Gowarikar's controversial movie Jodhaa Akbar, based on the life of the Mughal Emperor.

Kshetriya Mahasabha,A Rajput Organisation had protested the screening of the film on the day it was released in local cinema halls alleging the filmmaker had distorted history, which has hurt their sentiments.

A Home Department spokesman said in Lucknow that the decision to ban the movie, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, had been taken to maintain law and order.

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