New Delhi, India (April 26, 2013):
Punjabi Movie Sadda Haq passed through various phases of struggles for
getting clearance for screening in the cinema halls.
As the movie got clearance from the
Supreme Court of India for screening in cinema hall through out India;
the team members of Sadda Haq paid obeisance at Gurudwara Sis Ganj
Sahib, Chandni Chowk, Delhi.
Kuljinder Sidhu and Dinesh Sood at Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib (April 26, 2013)
“Sukrana Ardass at Gurudwara Seesh
Ganj , New Delhi “koor nikhute Nanka ork Sach rahi” Gurbani, In the end
its truth which wins and lie always get’s defeat.” Sadda Haq producers wrote along with a photo on their Facebook Fans Page.
“Thanks to all of you for your prayers”, they wrote further.
It is notable that a special screening
of the movie was held in Court Room number 15 of the Supreme Court of
India today where senior Supreme Court lawyers watched the movie in the
presence of Sadda Haq producers Kuljinder Sidhu and Dinesh Sood.
The penal formed by SCI to advise the
court on the issue of petition moved by the producers of the movie
against the imposed by state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh
and Jammu & Kashmir; advised the court to lift the ban.
Accordingly the SCI lifted the ban from the movie.
Previously the movie was scheduled to be
released in October 2012 but it was banned by Central Board of Film
Certification (CBFC). After this ban the members of the Sadda Haq team
filed a review that was dismissed by CBFC. Then the producers knocked
the doors of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), and the movie
was cleared by FCAT with minor changes.
The movie was banned by Punjab government on April 04 – a day before it’s worldwide released.
The movie was banned by Punjab
Government led by Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Badal under
pressure from high-ups in Punjab police, who had feared that the movie
could expose their black deeds.
The producers of the movie tried to
convince Punjab government to review their decision to ban the movie but
the situation turned worse when the neighbouring states of Haryana,
Delhi, Chandigarh and Jammu & Kashmir also banned the movie.
As a last resort actor-cum-producer
Kuljinder Sidhu moved the Supreme court of India against the ban. The
Supreme Court issued a notice to the concerned states on April 11. The
states filed their reply on April 24. On April 25 the Supreme court
heard the arguments from both sides and decided to form a penal to
review the movie.
On April 26 (today) the screening of the
movie was held in Court Room number 15, where the judges of the SCI
bench and senior lawyers watched the movie.
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