After the right -wing backlash, the manufacturer of ‘L2: Empuraan’ to create 17 ‘voluntary cuts’

Mohanlal in ‘L2: Empuran’

After a large-scale online backlash from right-wing supporters that appear in the context of 2002 Gujarat Pogrome in Mohanlal-Starrer L2: EmpuranDirected by Prithviraj Sukumaran, the producer of the film is considering “voluntary cuts” in the content, a producer is closely associated with the film’s producers. Hindu,

Seventeen cuts are being considered, including a change in the name of Baba Bajrangi, which leads a crowd, leading a mob, which appears to be a reference to the Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi, who sentenced life imprisonment for masterminding for Naroda Patiya Hammads during the 2002 Pogrome.

Any film, which has already been censored, can be presented by the manufacturers for voluntary deletion or addition. “Since there is a lot of pressure on them at present, they have decided to make something cut,” the source said.

CBFC response

According to sources in the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Hindu Talking, the office has not yet received any application for voluntary amendments. However, since the next working day for the office is Tuesday, the film is likely to play at least without any cut till that day. Possible cuts reports have reduced anger on social media platforms against attacks on freedom of expression. In the first round of censors before release, only two cuts were made, a dialogue related to sexual violence and a dialogue related to the national flag.

Although BJP Kerala leaders said on Saturday that the party is not part of any campaign against the film, many people associated with the party continue to state statements against it. On Saturday, National Swayam Sevak Union mouthpiece Organizer Published an article that “has been accused of advancing an anti -Hindu political agenda to exploit Godra’s riots, which is a serious threat to social harmony.”

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha State General Secretary. Ganesh said that it is appropriate to doubt that Prithviraj is spreading ideas through nations through his films, inspired by terrorist ideologies. He demanded that national agencies check their links with some organizations. Some right -wing accounts have demanded withdrawal of the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the regional army given to Mohanlal to the central government. Most of the online backlash was done with the aim of Prithviraj and Mohanlal, while some users also named the screenwriter Murali Gopi. Hanuman Sena has announced a protest in front of a cinema in Kozhikode on Sunday.

ImpuanWhich states that painted events are all imaginary, begins with a broader scenes of a communal flare that lasts for more than 15 minutes. While the title sequences appear to mention the coach of Sabarmati Express carrying saffron-clad men at Godhra railway station, early scenes reflect crowds in which many Muslims are killed. Some sequences appear to be a reference to the Bilkis Bano case, in which 11 people were convicted for gang rape and murder of several family members.