UTV has decided to to go to court after Jodhaa Akbar was suspended in Madhya Pradesh. UTV sent out a press release stating "We have today moved to the Madhya Pradesh (MP) High Court to lift the suspension on the screening of Jodhaa Akbar and we will take the matter to the Supreme Court if need be. The entire film industry, including producers, distributors and exhibitors are up in arms against this order of the State Government. The censor board has passed Jodhaa Akbar without any cuts and the onus is now on the respective authorities to ensure the film is screened across the country without disruption. We will fight this till the end."
The ruling party BJP in Madhya Pradesh decided to suspend the film yesterday in the state because they feared a law and order in the state.
Even though the ban is not really going to make a major dent in the earnings of Jodhaa Akbar as the film has recovered its total costs for UTV in just one week with a 14 crore share coming from India, 9 crore from Overseas and a minimum 20 crore for music, DVD/VCD and satellite rights, its commendable they are taking a stand despite legal costs probably being more than the income they would have got from MP from second week onwards.
The ruling party BJP in Madhya Pradesh decided to suspend the film yesterday in the state because they feared a law and order in the state.
Even though the ban is not really going to make a major dent in the earnings of Jodhaa Akbar as the film has recovered its total costs for UTV in just one week with a 14 crore share coming from India, 9 crore from Overseas and a minimum 20 crore for music, DVD/VCD and satellite rights, its commendable they are taking a stand despite legal costs probably being more than the income they would have got from MP from second week onwards.
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