O Hindus, Register your protest to Censor Board against 'Slumdog Millinaire' :-
Address: Central Board of Film Certification, Bharatbhuvan, 91E, Walkeshwar Road, Mumbai 6.
Phone: (022) 2369 9255, 2362 5770
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Sattavik Picture of Lord Ram
Why we must stop denigration of our deities.
In a broad sense, denigration means displaying something in an undesirable form/shape, different from its original form/shape.Any act or object that obstructs emanation of subtle sattvik vibrations of the Divine can also be considered denigration.Divine symbols emanate sattva guna (the Divine vibrations). It serves as a source of inspiration to an individual, to live his life in a righteous manner. So denigration can shatter faith of individuals and set unwanted examples for future generations.It create a doubt about the credibility of the Divine / its Symbol. Finally, it can even cause elimination of religious practices and facilitate destruction of religion. For more clarrification click here
We are giving here Sattavik picture of Lord Sree Ram prepared by Sanatan Sanstha. Anybody can compare from below pictures which one you feel good ?
God Rama in the scene of movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Sattavik Picture of Sree Ram pubshied by Sanatan Sanstha
Horrible depiction of Sree Ram in movie and giving blessing with left hand
To read the scientific information about Sree Ram visit Lord Ram
A Thought by HJS reader
I feel every bit as strongly as you all do. But let us not underestimate the power of letters written to Oscar committee head Mr. Sid Ganis (president@oscars.org), head of Writers Guild Patric Verrone (pverrone@wga.org) and head of Directors' Guild Michael Apted (laraine@dga.org). If a steady stream of letters from proud and dignified Hindus reaches the desks of these people, it will make them stop and think.
HJS succes in censoring parts of Slumdong Millionaire at Sangli
Sangli (Maharashtra): The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti was successful once again at Sangli, they convinced the owner of an Cinema Theatre to censor portions of the movie Slumdog Millionaire that depict denigration of Lord Rama!
This morning the chief of HJS Shri Patil and Shri Dattatray Rethrekar met the owner of Saraswati Chitramandir, Shri Shekar rao Kulkarni. They explained to him in detail how the movie depicts denigration of Hindu Deity Lord SriRam and how India is projected to the world as a wrongly as poverty stricken nation full of vices and unrest in this movie that is being acclaimed the world over. Shri Kulkarni was immediately convinced about the seriousness of the portion of the movie depicting denigration of Lord SriRam and promptly issued orders to censor that portion of the movie.
One show of 'Slumdog Millionaire' cancelled on Jalgaon
February 3, 2009
Jalgaon (Maharashtra): One show of the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' was cancelled by the management of the theater for hurting Hindu sentiments in Bhusawal to support Hindu Jagruti Samiti's campaign. Theater owner Shri Surana responded to the request done by Hindu Janjagruti Samiti members. (Congratulation to Shri Surana for responding to the request and respecting to the Hindu sentiments – Editor) Hindu Janjagruti Samiti members met the distributor told him how the movie has insulted Prabhu Shri Ram in the movie. The movie has depicted Bharat as a poor country and has damaged the image of Bharat as a country. After the discussion the owner of the theater decided to cancel the show on 2nd February.
Screening of anti-Hindu film 'Slumdog millionaire' cancelled at Belgaum and Satara
Anti-Hindu Censor Board and Indian politicians back 'Slumdog millionaire'
Belgaum (Maharashtra): In local theatres 'Big Cinemas' and 'Hira' so also in 'Samartha Chitra Mandir' in Satara, screening of the controversial movie was going on. The film has tried to tarnish the image of Hindus and Indians all over the world. Members of Shiv Sena, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti and Sanatan Sanstha called on the theatre owners and explained to them about the anti-Hindu film. Later, screening of the movie was stopped at both the theatres . Sadique, manager of 'Big Cinemas' promised to stop the screening of the film immediately. (Congratulations to the theatre manager. Other theatre owners should also learn from this incident- Editor.) There is mockery of Prabhu Ramachandra and Hindus in this movie and they have been depicted as very aggressive people. Indians have been shown as very poor and dishonest people and USA as a humanitarian country in this film. A representation was submitted by members of the above organizations to the theatre owners. They promised to forward the same to the distributors of the film. Later, it was decided to withdraw the film from these theatres.
HJS Protestor filed PIL against Slumdog Millionaire in Mumbai
January 28, 2009
Mumbai: As the film industry celebrates the huge success of Slumdog Millionaire all over globe, there are certain voices of dissent being heard in Mumbai. They are complaining about the allegedly offensive content.
"We request that please change the name of the film to Slum dash Millionaire or Slum dash Crorepati. Dog is a bad word," says a Corporator from Mumbai, Nicholas Almeida.
While Andheri Corporator Nicolas Almeida filed a PIL in the court against the allegedly offensive name of the film, the Hindu Janjagriti Samiti held a demonstration at Dadar against what they call is an offensive depiction of Lord Ram in one of the film's scenes.
"They show Lord Ram in a scene where Hindus are killing Muslims, as if Lord Ram was a killer of Muslims," says District Convenor Hindu Janjagriti Samiti Shivaji Vatkar.
The samiti has also sent a petition to the film censor board, requesting them to delete this scene. They also claim that it may incite communal passion.
Pro-Hindus unite under the leadership of HJS at Nashik, Sambhajinagar, New Mumbai and Panvel!
Complaints and resolutions submitted to District Collector, Municipal Commissioner, Police Commissioner
Bhagwan Sri Ram who is a icon of faith of millions of Hindus and Our country both have been shown in poor light in the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Therefore the Hindus have become furious but are carrying out protests within the ambit of constitution at several places. The following is the brief report of the latest happenings about the protests at some places in Maharashtra.
Mumbai: To demand a ban on the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which is trying to cash in by showing Lord Ram who is an icon of faith for millions of Hindus and Bharatiya culture in poor light , protests were conducted on behalf of HJS near Dadar railway Station(east).
HJS Members protesting outside Dadar station in Mumbai
HJS Member briefing to Press reporter about protest
Warning to conduct protests in front of theatre at Nashik!
Nashik: A memorandum was submitted to Nashik’s police commissioner Himanshu Roy demanding the urgent ban on the shows of th e movie and thus stop the denigration of Hindu deities. Deputy police commissioner Subhash Nilewad accepted the memorandum on behalf of the commissioner and assured the HJS members of an appropriate action. Shri Mahendra Kshatriya, Shashidhar Joshi, Rahul Patil , Pradeep Deshmukh and Deepak Rajput were present on this occasion as representatives of HJS. It was also declared on this occasion that HJS would carry out protests in front of theater. HJS has said that the land of Nasik is sacred because Bhagawan Ramchandra adored by millions of Hindus had set his Holy feet here and in the very land a movie is trying to fill the pockets by denigrating Him and our glorious Bharatiya culture. Hence the Hindus should boycott this movie.
Memorandum submitted to stop the defamation of National Flag
New Mumbai: A memorandum consisting of demands to prevent the screening of movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in New Mumbai and to ban the sale of national flags made up of paper and plastic in view of 26th January was submitted to the administration here today. These memoranda were submitted to Kokan Comissioner, New Mumbai Mayor, New Mumbai Municipality and the New Mumbai Police Commissioner. Shri Sinnarkar , Deputy Municipal Commissioner expressed the opinion that such type of selfless work is the need of the time and assured the HJS members that he would explain the issue to his superiors. On this occasion following members were present- Shri Anand Shinde, District President, BJP, New Mumbai; Shri Ramesh Madheshia , Shri Praksash Naik , Secretaries, Vashi; Shri Sagar Patekar of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Vashi; Shri Gulabrao Navik of Bajrang Dal, Nerul; Shri Dilip Nishat; Shri Mahendra Choudhary Of Kamothe; Shri Anant Satpute of Sanatan Sanstha; Shri Ramesh Sanil , Co-ordinator of HJS for New Mumbai and Shri Rajan Bhurke, convenor of HJS.
Complaint lodged with Vartak Nagar Police Station
Thane: Sau Manisha Kshirsagar and Shri Kondiba Jadhav both of HJS today lodged complaint at Vartak Nagar police station .Senior Police Inspector Vijay Jagtap who accepted the complaint assured that he would forward the complaint to the government after studying it in details.
Complaint lodged at Panvel police station against the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Panvel: A HJS delegation consisting of HJS activists namely Shri Ravindra Mahankal. Pradeep Patil, Shreeram Kane ,Sau Abhaya Upadhye and Shri Chandrakant patil of Yog Vedant Samiti submitted a complaint against the screening of movie with Police sub-inspector Balasaheb Shinde of Panvel City Police Station, yesterday evening.
The administration accepts memorandum only after intervention from Shri Chandrakant Khaire, MP at Sambhajinagar!
Sambhajinagar: Resident collector Shelke was quite reluctant to accept the memorandum opposing the screening of movie when a delegation of HJS visited him. HJS members then tried hard to contact District collector but did not succeed. HJS members then contacted MP of Shiv Sena and informed him about the situation. Shri Khaire took a serious note of this and after contacting the district collector twice ,the memorandum was finally accepted.
The Screening of movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’cancelled in two theatres of Chinchwad!
Pune: Hindu Dharmabhimanis here in Chinchwad demanded the stoppage of screening of movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ which has defamed the seat of faith of millions of Hindus , Bhagwan Ram and Sacred Bharatiya culture with the owners of theatres’ Gold Adlab’ and “ Jay Ganesh Fame’. Concedinig the demands both the theaters cancelled the shows after 7 p.m.( We congratulate the owners of the theatres who conceded the demands of the Dharmabhimani Hindus after taking into consideration the objectionable part of the movie! Will owners of theatres elsewhere take any lesson from this?) The Hindu Dharmabhimanis in Pune and Chinchwad have intensified their agitation against this movie and they have succeeded in the beginning of the campaign itself. They have lodged the complaints with Shivajinagar And Vishrambag Police stations in a constitutional way.The Vishrambag police station even prepared notice against the manager of ‘ Alka’ theatre.The complaint was also lodged with Chinchwad poice station. A number of Pro-Hindus like Shri Mangesh Aslikar of BJP Yuva Morcha and Bharat Jagruti Morcha; Shri Rajendra Palwe of Shri Shiv Pratishthan; Shri Amar Wable and Shri Prakash Choudhary of Swarup Vardhini; Shri Somnath More President of Burud Samaj; Sarang Ankolkar and Shri Vilas Gaikawad of HJS were present on this occasion.
The members who participated in the agitation at Chinchwad were-Shri Eknath Pawar , Councilor, BJP; Shri Moreshwar Shedge , City secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, Shri Jaydev Debra , Deputy President; Shri Anup More of BJP Vidyarthi Morcha, Shri Amol Kale and Shri Milind Dharmadhikari of HJS and Shri Appa Bagal, ex-councilor .
HJS activists protestinf against 'Slumdog Millionarie'
Boycott the Movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’
The Movie also depicts a scene where during one of the Hindu-Muslim riots a small boy is portrayed dressed as Lord Sree Ram, and the hero of the Movie named ‘Jamal Malik’ is shown as running away in great fear after having one look at the boy dressed as Lord Sree Ram. Thus it has been purposefully shown as if Sree Ram is a killer of Muslims. The background of 1992-1993 riots which took place in Mumbai has been utilized for the scene. The scene creates a false impression that Hindus kill Muslims. All these can create tension between Hindu and Muslim religions. It can even affect the law and order situation. This was stated by Shri. Shivaji Vatkar, HJS’ coordinator for Thane and Raigad Districts. The protest campaign is also started on the HJS’s website since last two days. The Hindus from all corners of world are lodging their protests against this movie on this website, said Shri. Vatkar. The activists of HJS however protested peacefully with placards explaining the cause for protest in their hands. About 25 police personnel were present at the site of protest.
Furious Hindus are registering their protest on E-mail ID & website of Shri. Anil Kapoor. He has played an important role in the movie ‘Slumdog millionaire'.
Complaints lodged with the Director General of Police and The Police commissioner
Mumbai: Shri. Shivaji vatkar , HJS’s coordinator for Thane and Raigad Districts today lodged complaint with The Director General of Police and The Police commissioner of Mumbai against the movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
The first show of the said movie was to take place in ‘Imax’ theatre of Wadala, Mumbai. Therefore the HJS activists lodged the complaint in the Wadala police station under whose province the theatre falls and demanded that the show should be prevented form taking place. The Assistant Police commissioner Shri Pandurang Shinde and Police Comissioner Shri Baviskar had discussion with the HJS members on this issue. Shri. Prasad Mankar of HJS, Shri. Shailesh Mhaske , Deputy Shakhapramkh, Shiv Sena and Kumari Aruna Ghadi of Sanatan Sanstha were present on this occasion.
The police officials assured them that they would hand over the memorandum of HJS to the government and owner of theatre. HJS had lodged protest against the release of the movie to the Censor Board three days back. The regional officers of the Board had informed the HJS members that they would convey Samiti’s feelings to Smt Sharmila Tagore, Prsident of Censor Board.
The Movie shows go on under tight police security
The movie was released today in several theatres of Mumbai amidst tight police security. Even a small theatre ‘ Dharati’ in Bhoiwada was provided with strong police protection.( Hindus, show these police who provide protection to such anti-Bharat movie and the politicians who back such movie ,their place in the coming elections)
Shiv Sena activists attack Goa multiplex screening 'Slumdog…'
January 24, 2008
Paush Krushna Chaturdashi
Panaji (Maharashtra): A group of Shiv Sena activists threw stones at and ransacked a multiplex cinema in Panaji Friday for screening internationally acclaimed film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
Shiv Sena Goa Chief Shri Upendra Gaonkar being arrested while protesting
The film, which has already won several Golden Globe awards and has been nominated in 10 Oscar categories, has been the target of Hindu right wing groups, who claim that the movie hurts Hindu sentiments.
The Panaji police arrested 12 activists, including Goa Shiv Sena unit chief Upendra Gaonkar, for the attack.
The police said the Shiv Sainiks have been booked for tearing posters and breaking the glass facade of the only multiplex in Panaji.
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has denounced the film. In a press note issued Thursday, its president Jayesh Thali while demanding a ban on the film said the portrayal of Lord Ram in the movie was objectionable.
Censor board opposes to ban 'Slumdog Millionaire'January 22, 2008
Paush Krushna Dwadashi
Shame on such a Film Censor board that disregard Hindu sentiments and show unwillingness to halt release of Movies that denigrate Hinduism!
Mumbai: The Hindu Janjagruti Samiti had filed a petition requesting the prevention of release of the new Movie ‘Slum Dog Millionaire’ since it openly denigrates revered Hindu Deity Lord SriRam and pokes fun at the rich Indian Culture. With regards to this petition there was a discussion between the senior members of the HJS and the Censor Board member Shri Vinay Azad. During this meeting Shri Azad mentioned that they cannot halt the release of the Film shows since they had already given it a ‘go ahead’ earlier.
(Would the Censor Board have taken the same adamant and negative stance towards Muslims if they had come to the Censor Board with a similar request saying that a particular film or movie should not be shown since it hurts Muslim sentiments? It is a fact that there is a widespread disregard and ‘taken for granted’ attitude towards Hindu sentiments. How long will the situation remain so? - Editor)
The objection taken by HJS was due to the following scenes presented in the Movie. This entire movie (Slum Dog Millionaire ) portray Bharat wrongly as a country ridden with negative socio-cultural aspects such as Extreme Poverty, Continuous rioting, Prostitution etc., these scenes have been over exaggerated. The Movie also depicts a scene where during one of the Hindu-Muslim riots a small boy is portrayed dressed as Lord SriRam, and the hero of the Movie named ‘Jamal’ is shown as running away in great fear after having one look at the boy dressed as Lord SriRam. This scene is disrespectful towards Hindu deities and it has hurt Hindu religious sentiments. Needless to say, the scene also creates a wrong impression while depicting Hindus as torturing Muslims.
(This Movie portrays Bharat (India)to the entire world in a completely different, wrong and unrealistic perspective. By refusing to halt the release of such a film, it only compels one to come to the conclusion that the Film Censor Board of India harbors anti-Hinduism and anti-national views. We would also like to know what our dear national leaders and politicians are doing about halting the release of this Movie? - Editor)
Shri Azad responded, “The story of this film is entirely a figment of imagination. This is not an informative documentary film that shows all the different and various aspects of riots. Riots are portrayed in so many other Hindi Movies as well.
We do not see Lord SriRam being shown in a disrespectful manner, therefore The Censor Board has given an ‘A’ certificate (Only for Adult viewers) for the English version of this movie and a “U”/”A” Certificate (For age 12years and above with Parental guidance) for the Hindi version of the movie. Now since the Board has already passed the certificate we cannot do anything to halt the release of the movie into the mainstream public view”.
The HJS members then explained to Shri Azad how the scene of Lord SriRam was entirely in the wrong in a spiritual perspective as per the Science of Spirituality. Following that Shri Azad called for a meeting of the Censor Board with the HJS members to discuss the topic, but promptly clarified that it is not in the hands of the Censor Board to halt the release of the movie but the HJS can take the matter further to the National Information and Broadcasting Ministry or only the Higher Court Orders can halt release of this movie.
The HJS panel included senior member Shri Shivaji Vatkar. In Karnataka, The Chief of the Samiti, Mrs Purnima Prabhu and Shri Mohan Gouda also filed a protest petition with the ‘Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce’ to halt release of this movie. Similarly the HJS is also filing protests from it’s website. Hindus with pride for their Dharma and Religion can file their protests at the following points:
Address: Central Board of Film Certification, Bharat Bhuvan, 91 E, Walkeshwar Road, Mumbai 6. Phone (022) 2369 9255, 2362 5770 Fax: (022) 2369 0083 Email:aocbfcmum@rediffmail.com
HJS strongly opposes the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'
January 21, 2008
By Staff Reporter
Panaji (Goa): 'Slum Dog Millionaire', an award winning picture at the international level, has shown Lord Rama and the Indian culture in poor light, thus hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus. This picture is being released in India, also in Goa on 23rd Jan 2009. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has strongly opposed this movie. HJS' delegation will meet the government and other concerned authorities tomorrow and will demand not to screen this movie in Goa.
This movie denigrates Lord Rama through a game show. A question asked in this game show takes the character Jamal into back flash. The question is, 'What is Lord Rama holding in his right hand?' This question reminds Jamal of the riots that had occurred during his childhood. The film shows that Hindus attack a Muslim area saying, 'They're Muslims, get them!' Jamal's mother is killed by a Hindu after being hit by a rod on the head. Jamal and his brother Salim run away after seeing their mother killed. While running they reach a street where they see a child dressed like God Rama. Jamal watches him carefully, sees a bow in his right hand and thinking that he will be killed by this child dressed as Lord Ram runs away in a different direction. This child looks horrible. Facial expressions and the pose taken by this child dressed like God Rama is denigrating and hurts the religious sentiments of Hindus.
It is important to note that in 1992, there were gruesome riots all over India and serial blasts in Mumbai post Babri demolition. The Babri demolition was done to get back Ayodhya Temple, the birth place of God Rama. This background has been used by the producers of this movie to answer this question. Also this question is carefully chosen. The message that emerges from whole scene is that God Rama holds a bow in the right hand to kill people. It is very clear that the producer wants to create a malicious impression about Hindu Gods and culture. This movie has been criticised and protested by Shri. Amitabh Bachchan and various proud Indians and Hindus.
In view of this, HJS' delegation meets Central Board of Film Certification officials in Mumbai yesterday and demanded not to grant permission to such a controversial movie at least in India as it strongly believes that it will hurt the religious sentiments of millions of Indians and malign the image of Hindu deities and religion.
HJS ask Censor to ban 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Protest Letter
Date: 20th January 2009
To,
Kind Attn – The Chairperson
Central Board of Film Certification Bharat Bhutan, 91 - E, Waukesha Road, Mumbai - 4000006 Ph.No. 91 -22- 23625770 Fax. No. 91 -22 -23625770 Email - aocbfcmum@rediffmail.com
Fox Searchlight Pictures 10201 Pico Blvd - Kind Attn. The President- Peter Rice Los Angeles CA 90035 US Fax: +1 310-369-2359
Dear Sir,
Sub: Request for Not to grant permission to Movie “Slum Dog Millionaire” Depicting Lord Ram & Indinan culture in poor light
Hindu Janjagruti Samiti is registered NGO doing social, religious and National welfare work. Samiti has been formed by devoted Hindus doing voluntary charitable work. Samiti is active throught India and educating people about Dharma in scientific way, campaigning against malpractices done under religious practices and solving problems connected with National, Religious and social field.
We are surprised and shocked, as the movie Slum Dog Millionaire, which has been showing to packed houses in the West and being released in India 23rd Jan 2009 has shown Lord Rama and Indian culture in poor light hurting religious sentiments and may create communal disharmony hence needs to be banned.
There is a question asked in the game show of the movie 'In depictions of God Rama, he is famously holding what in right Hand?' Jamal remembers riots happened in his childhood. The film shows that Hindus attacks Muslim area shouting 'They're Muslims, get them'. Jamal's mother was killed by a Hindu after she was hit by a rod on the head. Jamal and his brother Salim ran away after seeing their mother killed. While running they reach a street in which they see a child dressed like God Rama. Jamal watched him carefully and sees a bow in his right hand and thinking that he will be killed by the person dressed as Lord Ram, he went by a different route. This child looks horrible. Facial expressions and the pose taken by child dressed like God Rama is denigrating to the religious sentiments of Hindus.
It is important to note that in 1992, there were gruesome riots all over India and serial blasts in Mumbai post Babri demolition. The Babri demolition was done to get back Ayodhya Temple, the birth place of God Rama. This background was used by producers to answer this question. Also this question is carefully chosen. The message that emerges from whole scene is that God Rama holds bow and arrow in right hand to kill people. It is very clear that producer wants to create bad impression about Hindu Gods and culture.
For your information this movie has been criticised and protested by Shri.Amitabh Bachchan and various proud Indians and Hindus.
In view of above we here by request your honour, not to grant permission to such controversial movie at least in India as we strongly believe that it will hurt relation and religious sentiments of millions of Indians. We therefore request you to take the note of this and record our protest in the matter.
Please acknowledge receipt. Trust you will inform us the action being taken in the matter and oblige.
Thanking You, Yours Truly,
For Hindu Janajagruti Samiti. Shivaji Vatkar
'Slumdog Millionaire' shows God Rama in bad light
January 19, 2009
Dear HJS,
I happened to watch an award winner movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. It tells the story of a young man named Jamal Malik from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show. The story is about how he got answers those made him millionaire. This film has won number of awards, including four Golden Globe Awards.
God Rama in the scene of movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'
There is a question asked in the game show. 'In depictions of God Rama, he is famously holding what in right Hand?' Jamal remembers riots happened in his childhood. The film shows that Hindus attacks Muslim area shouting 'They're Muslims, get them' and starts hitting Muslims and Muslims were running away. Jamal's mother was killed by a Hindu by hitting a rod on forehead. Jamal and his brother Salim ran away. While running they reach in one galli. They see a child dressed like God Rama, Jamal watched him carefully and sees bow in his right hand and then they changed the route. This child looks horrible. Facial expressions and the pose taken by child dressed like God Rama is very skeptical at that situation.
It is important to note that in 1992, Muslims done gruesome riots all over India and serial blasts in Mumbai post Babri demolition. The Babri demolition was done to get back Ayodhya Temple, the birth place of God Rama. This background was used by producers to answer this question. Also this question is carefully chosen. The message that emerges from whole scene is, God Rama holds bow and arrow in right hand to kill people. It is very clear that producer wants to create bad impression about Hindu Gods and culture.
The film is shown across the world and has done good business. But no Hindu viewer has boldly voiced their opinion against this prejudiced scene. Will this producer ever dare to picture similar scene replacing God Rama with Prophet or Jesus?
This movie also included a scene that compares India and America showing India is country of thieves and America is land of humanity.
Hindus are silent and tolerant in nature. Now they have become ignorant also. Defamation of our beloved Gods does not give a pinch to their heart. They have become like dead. Let us voice our opinion. We can win God Rama's grace by voicing our protest and forcing people to stop this defamation.
Address
Fox Searchlight Pictures 10201 Pico Blvd Los Angeles CA 90035 US Phone: 310-369-2431
Details of Film (Ref: Wikipedia.org)
Directed by
Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan (co-director)
Produced by
Christian Colson
Written by
Simon Beaufoy Vikas Swarup (novel)
Yours truly,
A HJS Reader
Protest letter by Proud Hindus to Censor Board
Dear Chairman and members of Indian (Hindustan) Censor Board,
The patience of the majority Hindus will be put in test again by screening the movie called Slumdog Millionire, which is reliably learnt that their Maryada Purushttam Sri Rmachandra Moorthy is denigrated and shown as the cause behind the Hindu-Mohmedan riot. The movie also distorted the history by showing Hindus attacking Mohmedans whereas, it was Mohmedan hooligans who started riot and attacked Hindus engineered by the Smuggler and underworld don Dawwod Ibrahim, a traitor. Hindus had to retaliate but the movie shows as if Hindus were attacking Mohmedans. This deliberate attempt to show Hindus in poor light in their own land can never be permitted. Kindly see that the movie is NOT screened anywhere in India that is HINDUSTAN.
Kindly avoid another law and order problem by disallowing this movie to be shown.
To Whomsoever It May Concern
This is regarding the Academy's controversial decision to nominate Slumdog Millionaire for 10 awards. There is poverty in Bharat (misnomer: India), no doubt about that, thanks to those who have (mis)ruled the nation especially after so-called Independence. But then which country doesn't have poverty? Still the way in which Danny Boyle has exploited it in his commercial movie Slumdog Millionaire and also turned it up side down by filling it with lots of Anti-Hindu prejudice is disgusting. And those who are lauding this exploitative movie at Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Golden Globes located in West Hollywood or nominating it at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Oscars located in Beverly Hills should know that as per World Socialist Website and The Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty, the largest population of Homeless in the US live in the city they are all identified with: Los Angeles. (Source: Los Angeles: city of the stars becomes US homeless capital, Homelessness in Los Angeles County, Cartifact: Downtown Los Angeles Homeless Map)
This movie is full of Anti-Hindu prejudices that "evil" Hindus are out to get "innocent" Muslims which is a completely horrendous, mythical, nonsecular and absolutely politically incorrect point of view. Also a clear violation of "Revised guidelines for shooting feature films in India by foreign nationals/co-productions" and Cinematograph Act 1952 laid down by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Govt. of India. Like Mr. Kanchan Gupta said in his article "Slumdog is about defaming Hindus" in The Daily Pioneer (Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/152164/Slumdog-is-about-defaming-Hindus.html), "Nor is it surprising that Boyle should have cunningly changed the name of the film's — as also the book's — protagonist from Vikas Swarup's Ram Mohammad Thomas (a sort of tribute to the Amar Akbar Antony brand of 'secularism' which was fashionable in the 1970s) to Jamal Malik." The film also makes fun of respectable Hindu God Shri Ram to show him as "evil" who is out to kill people especially Muslims. This hurts my religious sentiments and believably so of Millions of devout Hindus in US and around the world. He shows that Hindu mobs murder Muslims and not vice versa, completely suppressing that these riots were during 1993 terrorist bomb blasts by Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar (a Muslim follower of Radical Islam now living in Pakistan, India's most wanted, 4th on the World's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list by Forbes) and that allot of Indians irrespective of their religion suffered in such heinous Muslim-Hindu riots. Why show a bias?
It just proves that to fit the movie in west likeable square, one should fill it, as Boyle did, with Make-fun-of-India masala to make it western acceptable along with Anti-Hindu prejudice tadka to make it secularly acceptable (or politically correct) then fry it to exploit the poverty of the nation to make it socially acceptable and voilà we have an Indian poverty porn (Source: Shocked by Slumdog's poverty porn by Alice Miles, Times Online, UK) curry which will make every nationalist patriotic Hindu and Indian embarrassed and make the producers, cast and crew of the movie Millionaires at the cost of the exploited Slumdogs (which I believe is a derogatory and condescending term).
I strongly believe that it will hurt relation and religious sentiments of millions of Indians and Hindus resp. I therefore request you to take the note of this and record my protest in the matter. Please acknowledge receipt. I trust that you will inform me of the action being taken in the matter and oblige. Thank you for your time.
Best Regards, Seema
Dallas, TX
CC: Central Board of Film Certification, Govt. of India
Yours truly, Malarmannan (An English-Tamil bilingual journalist and established Tamil author from Chennai)
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Dharmendra Nimavat MD, United States of America
14 Aug 2009, 12:42
Dear Hindu Brothers and Sisters
We are always wasting time in correction and fighting with these forces. Why we don't have courage so they don't even think to do this to Hindu religion. Can they do same thing to Muslims or islam? Hopefully world has not forgotten the Ductch news paper and it's cartoon controversies!!
Goat and sheep are always use for sacrifice not the lions? This is the big example.
Vande Mataram
matta, United States of America
28 Feb 2009, 07:40
am I the only one or anyone else noticed this the total cast of slumdog millionair is muslim except Guljar and Lead role and anilkapoor Guljar got the chance because Javed akhthar rejected it and anilkapoor got the role because sharukh khan rejected it.
it is not just Hindus it iw whole of india showed in a badlight no one watched the movie until it recived the award, that shows that there is a Pakisthani ISI hand to show India as a bad place and many of Indians didnot see this, if a slum dweller muslim is a reality a great muscian lie Raheman is also a reality, west want to see what they thin is real.
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
24 Feb 2009, 12:05
A BLACK DAY FOR HINDUISM, when the ignorant sycophants at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gave the Oscar to the bigoted, Hindu-bashing medicrity, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
It does not reflect on our faith--it is a reflection on all those Hindus who are too busy trying to appear "secular" and "hip" and "modern," and did not raise their voices to protest this enormous insult to us and our faith.
Bad things happen because people are afraid to speak out. And the average Hindu is a coward.
Bharat, United States of America
23 Feb 2009, 14:46
This happened us yesterday.
We were in line to buy movie tickets at a theater. There was a couple behind us, and the girl asked "whats the movie slumdog about?" and the guy, looking at us, replies, "its about dogs".
From now on, Indians abroad will be called DOGS, and we cannot blame them. We threw this xxxx on ourselves.
As someone stated if the above said was sin and if the god is powerful why dont they prevent such things. One must be a stupid to give such comments. Let M.F. Husssain draw this stupids's family members naked and let this stupid wait for someone else to respond. But no hindu will tolerate such stupidity and this neds tobe protested. xxxx M.F. HUSSAIN EVEN CAN BE KILLED TO DEATH for such religiuos offense. if what hussain made is right...then i am going paint his whole family members *** eachother.
Ratnesh bajpayee, India (Bharat)
21 Feb 2009, 06:13
y hindus r not gathering togther and Anilkapoor is also a hindu y he is not understansing.
Please understanding bollywood people and please spend time for our hindu dharam please please please... and please contribute for our creating a new channel for hindus please please please please.....
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
20 Feb 2009, 19:08
In all likelihood, this hate-filled film will win the Oscar this weekend. Americans who are gushing about this film (which is less than mediocre, even as a film) have no clue that this film is deeply insulting to Hindus and tarnishes the Hindu faith. They think this film represents Indian culture! Add to American ignorance British racism and Hindu cowardice, and you have there the perfect combiation to destroy Hinduism.
Balaji, India (Bharat)
20 Feb 2009, 11:19
I wonder will such director(s) show Jesus or Mohammed similarly. If so, what would have happened?? But Rama is a poor guy without any support, he was abused and beat with broomsticks and footwears in Tamil Nadu once, and isulted repeatedly by the so-called "leaders" till date. What can be done?
Ramdas somnath Savoiverekar, Singapore
14 Feb 2009, 08:33
Film should ban for forever. shame on who worked for this film.My hindu brothers & sisters get united otherwise we will loose our identity one day.
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
08 Feb 2009, 17:13
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE has just been awarded Best Director, Screenplay, music & best picture awards at the BAFTA awards--British version of Oscars. It has also just won the Writers Guild Best Adapted Screenplay award?
Anyone surprised? Given the apathy & passivity of most Hindus, it is not a surprise. And more such "works of art" will be en route, to smear the world's oldest and most wise religion, because those who have inherited that religion are, for the most part, cowardly and passive.
Each HJS reader should patiently work with at least 3 Hindus to educate them about the basics of self-esteem & self-respect. Otherwise, our faith will be destroyed.
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
05 Feb 2009, 22:59
It's not a victory to have censored parts of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. If the film is released in let us say India, with the anti-Hindu slurs removed, would the audience not think Hindus who protested this film are "fanatics" or "extremists"? What good does it do, to excise mere parts of a foul, rotting corpse?
We have to work hard to educate our Hindu people to step up & speak out. That way, films like this hate-filled film will never be made--leave alone released to such undeserved acclaim.
Sujatha, India (Bharat)
05 Feb 2009, 09:12
5 Feb o9
The very word secularism is sickening .How can a bhartiya talk of secularism after witnesing such planned attacks on Hinduism .
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
04 Feb 2009, 19:53
I am disgusted that the Directors Guild has honored Danny Boyle with its award.
The silver lining in this black cloud is that hopefully the way Western critics, guilds, awards committees have embraced this Hindu-bashing film will serve as a wake-up call to our Hindus. I'm sick & tired of Hindus telling me they don't mind insults to our religion because they are secular! Secular means accepting the rights of all faiths to practise their belief--it does NOT mean tolerating insults to one's own faith.
When Hindus grow a spine, the abuse to Hinduism will stop.
Danny Boyle (Duplicate), United States of America
04 Feb 2009, 07:15
I regret for making this movie !!!!!!!!!
" I apologize all INDIANS for hurting their emotions "
Danny Boyle (original) - should ask an apology to INDIANS as shown above.
Deepak B K - (signal networks), United States of America
04 Feb 2009, 01:37
I strongly oppose the movie
bhagavaan daas, Canada
30 Jan 2009, 23:06
Indian - news and news all over the world say-----
'' HINDUU - MONKEY - GOD - HANUMAAN and HINDUU - ELEPHENT - FACE - GOD - GANESH''
NO HINDUU IS TAKING ANY ACTION ABOUT THIS.
PLEASE MAKE A PROTEST E-LETTER ABOUT THIS SO THAT WE ALL SIGNE AND SEND TO CONCERNED PEOPLE .
it is unfortunate to see such films in this country; what to do? as long as we tolerate anything and every thing such things bound to happen is not it? ARISE AWAKE STOP NOT TILL THE GOAL IS REACHED
“Lord RAM is a role model of all GOD loving Hindus. How can these western fools project him as a terror image? In fact Allah! He who preached Jihad to Islam followers and the whole world is facing problems due to this. Will these cowards can make the same film wise-versa projecting Hindu orphan boy as millionaire and his sufferings due to Hindu – Muslim clash and also to show the Jihad preacher Allah’s dramatic image, then it deserves for all Oscar. I humbly request the producer’s to remove al least the wordings the film hero say’s “If Ram was not born I would have saved my mother”. Apart from this all others are facts and I appreciate the film (I have not seen this move and I won’t
mrs.manisha kshirsagar, India (Bharat)
29 Jan 2009, 11:28
hindunno atta tari jage honyache wel aali aahe.ajun kiti divas amachya devatanche vidamban aapan sahan karnar.ha citrapat ajun kiti devas suru tevayacha .ha citrapat banda padane he aapale darmakrtavay aahe.me yat purnapane sahabaghi aahe.aapan sarvani sangatith hohuya.
Shailesh Shete, India (Bharat)
29 Jan 2009, 09:23
Please dont show slumdog Millionaire Thanks
Manju Makam, India (Bharat)
28 Jan 2009, 14:00
I am shocked to know that, CBFC censor board has full of anti hindu and anti bharat people working for it. These kind of movies should never be allowed to release. It is a shame on the Censor Board for allowing this movie to be screened and we being Hindus must and should protest.
shreyash rathi 9860162904, India (Bharat)
28 Jan 2009, 13:25
namaskar 2 all....
i request 2 all hindus and indians bann to this movie....
if u have honour to bhagwan shree RAMJI
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
28 Jan 2009, 09:23
I am outraged to read Shahrukh Khan's suppor of SLUMDOG in the prior posting. I'd like to ask this man, whom India has allowed a superstar status: How many Hindu stars are there is Pakistan? How many Hindus and their temples have been even allowed to survive in Muslim countries? Let us say some filmmaker had the guts to potray this truth--would Shahrukh Khan support such a film?
As a Muslim man who has been successful in India in a way he would not have in Muslim countries (all those love scenes with women would get him a "fatwa"), it is high time he and other terrorist-fans in Bollywood start putting support of their country and their all-accepting Hindu fellows as a top priority.
HinduMilitant, India (Bharat)
28 Jan 2009, 08:31
The xxxxxx Islamic xxxxxx, the Terrorist SHAHRUKH KHAN has attacked people who oppose the Movie while in US. (in.msn.com dated 28/01/2009). He asks Indians (as if this slumdog Terrorist Islamist is some PhD,while he is an uneducated xxxxxx xxxxxx, ) about the reality of slums and Poor India. xxxxxx xxxxxxx, PAKISTANI AGENT DOES NOT FIND ANYTHING OFFENSIVE IN SLUMDOG (BECAUSE HE THINKS THAT EVERYBODY IS A xxxxxx OR xxxxxxxxxxx XIAN SLUMDOG).
HJS DO NOT WORRY ABOUT THE GUTTERDOG MEDIA AND MAINO MAFIA. JUST START A BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS SHAHRUKH KHAN. BALASAHEB THACKREY SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS DAWOOD xxx IN MUMBAI. HJS JUST DO NOT LEAVE THIS SONIA xxxx xxxxxx
shiva, India (Bharat)
28 Jan 2009, 07:15
ban the stupid immature movie ,its not even worth watching once
This is a direct result of putting a SLUMWORM WHITE ITALIAN XIAN xxxxxxx ON OUR HEADS.It is their Xian culture (or lack of it) of back stabbing and LIES, because basically they are allowed even to satiate their animal desires with their SLUMDOG xxxxxxx. AND THEN THE WHITE VARIETY ARE ANIMALS AND BEASTS TO CORE,. IN AMERICA NOW 60% POPULATION IS A SLUMDOG RESIDING IN TENTS. OFFCOURSE THE BLACKS AND COLOURDS ARE WORST HIT. IT IS JUST ANOTHER EXAPMPLE OF NAZIST-FASCIST-BARBARIC-TERRORIST- DEMENTED IDELOGY OF MASS MURDERING XIANITY AND THEIR INDIAN SLAVES IN MEDIA AND CONGRESS, BECAUS MOST OF THEM DO NOT KNOW THEIR BIOLOGICAL xxxxxxx
Ravi, India (Bharat)
27 Jan 2009, 01:15
Are they NO dogs in the slums of USA? let them make movie on that and make christ responsible for all their problem. Will they dare to give Oscar's to the movie????
Shankar Congeevaram, Korea (south)
27 Jan 2009, 01:08
I don't know how come the western society encourage these kinds of movies which are against a particular community and particular country. These kinds of encouragement shows the western society's poorness and the lagging of their mind maturity. More over i don't know how the Indian Muslim peoples like A.R. Rheuman and others who had participated in this movie doesn't appose this shows that all the Muslims want to be in the same side when it comes to Country and Religion, Their true nature is been reviled by this kinds of activities. Shankar Congeevaram
ABHAY MADHAV JATEGAONKAR, India (Bharat)
26 Jan 2009, 23:08
I Appel all Hindus to protst the picture and also government to 'Ban' on this picture.To allow this picture in Bhart will be very very costly to govern ment.
Hemant Patel, United States of America
26 Jan 2009, 21:19
Movie does not show the reality, in fact lots of exageration! Come on! who would jump into the toilet to see Amitabh Bachchan?
Movie hursts India's prestige on world stage.
Hemant Patel
AAT, Navsari. Bartlett, USA
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
26 Jan 2009, 12:38
Bless the brave state of Maharashtra, which seems to be the last Hindu bastion against the Muslim-Christian onslaught in India. It moved me deeply to see your photograph of brave Hindu women holding placards protesting this atrocious film--the look of patience and dignity on their faces IS the true face of Hindustan. We are patient and dignified, but we are (at least some of us are) not willing to tolerate insult and abuse. God bless HJS & the protestors--and may He inspire those Hindus who hide their corwardice under the cover of "secularism" with the guts they will need.
Entire censor board is run by anti hindus...remember anupam kher controversy.
I oppose this movie...
Suhas Vaman Sane, India (Bharat)
26 Jan 2009, 06:33
This is yet another incident where Hindu Gods are being ill-treated. If the producers of the film feel that by defaming Hindu Gods, they are under the false impression that they can wipe out Hindu culture from the world as Hindu culture is immortal; On the contrary they themselves may get wiped off if they try something similar in future. BEWARE.
Hindutva doesn't believe in defaming Gods of other religions.
Nityanand, India (Bharat)
26 Jan 2009, 00:54
Film must be ban at any cost, film made only for globle bussiness of poverty of India & anti hindu religion. Now foreigner get one more picnic point that Dharavi zopadpatti, foreigner searching slum dog in Mumbai. To all hindus please go through the all casting of the movie SLUMDOG Millionaire are 70% Muslims, and trying to show that Hindus are dominating and Muslims are sufferers. They are trying to misguide all the world with the information Muslims are dominated by Hindus. Again trace the sentence in the movie "If Ram was not born, my mother would not have died?" Its showing the how these people are seek about spoiling the Hindu culture by spreding this kind of information.
We all can contribute and stop such anti-Hindu activities by voting to pro-Hindu candidates.
Believe me its a slow solution but for long run its the best solution.
Jai Hind (long live Bharat)
Matie Singh, United States of America
25 Jan 2009, 22:33
This is one of the saddest things that Anil Kapoor has done in his career. I guess, money is mighter than GOD according to the film industry. Though this movie has been slated for the gloden global award, Anil Kapoor, is now amoung one of the Hindu-haters.
When the people elect someone like Sonia Gandhi to run a nation that cherished and practiced the Vedic dharma, then that says it all how we have lost our identiy in our own land of Bhagvan Sri Rama.
surjit, United Kingdom
25 Jan 2009, 17:12
Raj, Very interesting You say the author of the book "Islami Sura Ya Beimani Ka Panchnama" Mohammad Yasin Ahmed has surrendered to police station in Pirbahore. I would really be interested to know where I can get this book in question .Please I would be grateful to you for the information, please log on thereligionofpeace islam-watch faithfreedom I would say the vast majority of Hindu, Sikhs are asleep, not knowing what Islam/Muslims are doing in India and else where in the world. It is our duty to wake them up, But then you have people like Lingraj who will protest/defend on the behalf of Islam/Muslim. Hindus have uphill struggle, Jai-Hind
Manishkumar Patel, United States of America
25 Jan 2009, 10:02
I strongly object the release of this movie in India, as like all other western movies this movie also mocks at my religion & culture, as like none of these things happen in their own contries.
I protest that this movie should be banned in India.
Radhakrishna Revanur, India (Bharat)
25 Jan 2009, 07:46
I protest the title & content of the Movie Slum Dog Millionaire.. There seems to be a systematic strategy to malaign Hiduism & the Hindus in their only land of Birth ! [ Thanks to Maoists & Missionaries, the only Hindu Monarchical Kingdom, Nepal, in the World, was also liquidated ]It is a tragedy that Hindus have to suffer r humiliation by way of a ' Slum dog millionaire', that too so soon on the heels of the Mumbai Massacre !
I can easily show Mr Danny Boyle Slum dogs at several London Tube Stations like Picadally Circus, Victoria etc ! Please understand that We normally photograph Faces of persons and not their posteriors proclaiming that we are depicting True Pictures !!
subhash zanwar, India (Bharat)
25 Jan 2009, 00:31
i feel we should pressure to ban the movie.
ktishnarao, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 23:34
It should be banned
Kamlesh Tiwari, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 20:36
No matter we are watching Hindi movie or any another language movie, in evrey movie u can see hindu organizations are violent and spoiling the environment,
Is it true or just to grab other's attention and to make happy to the people those who are sitting in other countries like Dawood Ibrahim,
Every budy knows Hindu organizations always play defence they never starts first,
What is the logic showing Lord Rama in that condition and what is the sense to show the scene where the Hindu's attcking the muslim population area's with no reason,
Slumdog millioner should be banned right away and the producer and director should appologies for that otherwise they will have a hard time
The movie is yet another injustice done to the Hindu sentiments and Hindu beliefs by our censor boards allowing such film to be screened in our Hindu majoring Bharat. I join with other Hindu brethren and protest strongly that such movies should be stopped at the production time itself. How could Vikas Swarup, a Hindu write a story like this and betrya his own country our Bharat and the sentiments of the Hindus in Bharat and around the world.
Padma Moghe, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 11:21
xxxx them and their existance
Nalinakshi Rangala, United States of America
24 Jan 2009, 10:26
Lord Rama is misrepresented. No Deity blesses with left hand! Majority of the cast and the music director are all Muslim. Anti Hindu (albeit subtle and quick) dialog abounds! Allowing this kind of disturbing and disruptive movies is neither providing healthy entertainment nor educating anyone. However it is very successful in promoting uncalled for anger and hatred amongst people. Please consider the negative ramifications of promoting such movies. Please overcome pressures of popularity/political pressure and material gains....
Ramesh R Iyer, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 09:55
All Indians should protest. All hindus & others do boycott this film from seeing world wide. Protest should go for ever. These film producers ,actors and directors should fear do any more film degrading indians, hindus and any one and by that making money to their packet
Mr. Kapoor, Respect yourself and your children - Respect India. The Indian values mean more than just money. We hope that you have courage to understand what we mean.
mohan, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 05:33
This shows how impotent we hindus are?You just watch every tv chanel, they are showing that, some body has got a hidden tresure. Can we hindus will satisfy it some while people certify that, we are right or wrong. what nonsence is going on?Now it si enough. Better throw this govt. in the forth coming election. This is the only answer to these boneless chicken.Entire country is captured by these anit hindu force.Only god can save this country. from the hand of a Chrstian lady.
Amita Desai, United Kingdom
24 Jan 2009, 01:00
The movie should be banned ,show the reality,the uptrend and not the downtrend.
shiv, India (Bharat)
24 Jan 2009, 00:47
mail sent to Anil Kapoo --- I am a software engineer and was a big fan of yours. have watched many of your movies and thoroughly enjoyed your acting. But it is really saddening to note that you have been part of the anti india gang, bent on denigrating indian culture and its icons. It seems that movie is deliberately made to show india and hindus in poor light and ridicule Maryada puroshottam Ram. As a matter of fact, the riots in mumbai were sponored by Dawood and his hench men and hindus reacted to defend themselves. kashmiri Hindus are ethnically cleansed from Kashmir valley. Hindus are big sufferers in India from atrocities of Mulsims. But movie tries to project as if Hindus are aggressive & this is not true.
I feel we should pressure atleast BJP ruled states to ban the movie from broadcasting..
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
23 Jan 2009, 17:31
While I, like other Hindus, dislike violence and destruction of property, I know the extent to which we Hindus are repressed and our religion is abused, and can completely understand the anguish and helpless, futile hurt felt by the Shiv Sena. The Indian govt., in the name of secularism, is the biggest stooge the Western media has. Both entities think Hindu-abuse is fair game.
I object to your description of "A mob of Shiv Sena activists." "Mob" brings to mind mindless thugs, who loot and kill for the hell of it. This is certainly how the anti-Hindu media characterizes any sign of helpless Hindu anguish, but why are we, a group of proud Hindus, using the same negative words?
S U Singbal, India (Bharat)
23 Jan 2009, 12:58
It is Highly objectionable that Shri.Ram and Our Nation are denigrated .This is beyond our tolerable limits.A quick apology & complete ban is expected from those responsible or be ready to face the consequences.We all at Varanasi are starting a strong campaign against this & will not allow this movei in Varanasi.
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
23 Jan 2009, 08:57
I feel every bit as strongly as you all do. But let us not underestimate the power of letters written to Oscar committee head Mr. Sid Ganis (president@oscars.org), head of Writers Guild Patric Verrone (pverrone@wga.org) and head of Directors' Guild Michael Apted (laraine@dga.org).
If a steady stream of letters from proud and dignified Hindus reaches the desks of these people, it will make them stop and think. The average Westerner knows nothing about India and the glorious history of Hinduism. They think what they see in SLUMDOG is the truth. So when we write, we educate them. And we can have an impact and possibly prevent this vitriolic film from receiving important awards.
Avinash Poyekar, India (Bharat)
23 Jan 2009, 05:50
This is indeed insensitive and disgusting....! We should protest this in every way possible. No use writing to this people and no use writing to Anil Kapoor either.
And btw the person in the censor board Vinay Azad is also a Muslim as is apparent from his last name. Do you think he would stop this???
sham ghagare, India (Bharat)
23 Jan 2009, 02:38
this is very shameful to all hindus that the movie like this can present in India where the population of hindus is more then the other country in thr world......please protest the movie my all dar hindus.....
Real enemy of Hindu are biased Hindus only and they are running media. If all of us concentrate on the role of media and try to protest their ill acts, ban such media then only we can do something for the bertement of our nation.
rahul, India (Bharat)
23 Jan 2009, 02:06
thank you first for protesting this film strongly.
i dont feel any surprise as this is an agenda of oscar of neglecting films like lagan or tarre....
we hindus must have to understand this and try as our best to show real image of oscar committee in front of the world .why this film nominated for 10 categories before release in bharat and why not tarre ......
Shailesh G. Naik, India (Bharat)
23 Jan 2009, 00:29
Why any movie , any article , any play which is against Hinduus get awards .but against Muslims , Christians are banned. I strongly protest.
Movie should be Ban.... Ban.....Ban
Rajesh Pishey Rao, India (Bharat)
22 Jan 2009, 23:56
Entire censor board is run by anti hindus...remember anupam kher controversy.
It is good that Censor Board's decision has been challenged in a court of law. When the petition comes up for hearing, Censor Board members should be cross-examined in the court to find out as to what criteria they are following for banning a film and also as to whether they are applying the same norms to all films. Individuals can also file criminal complaints against the exhibitors for hurting their religious sentiments.
bhagavaan daas, Canada
22 Jan 2009, 21:57
-----Censor board opposes to ban 'Slumdog Millionaire'-----
Censor board is full of educated fools , bought by non - Hinduus ,
film should be apposed and boycotted by Hinduus . all hinduus must react to the situation.the entire Hindu community should take to the streets till it is banned because The film shows Muslims as a discriminated minority and Hindus as oppressors. while, the truth is just the opposite. but Hindii movies do this all the time . some thing very strong should be done about this lop - sided Hindii - movies . but i love----Muslims are dogs in the slums----any movie , any article , any play which is against Hinduus get awards .but against Muslims , Christians are banned .
bhagavaan daas, Canada
22 Jan 2009, 21:21
------Censor board opposes to ban 'Slumdog Millionaire'------
Censor board is full of non - Hinduus and anti - Hinduus . What are you accepting from them . Christians and Muslims with Hinduu - names are the worse enemy of India and Hinduus .Like sharmilaa tagor
Kapil, India (Bharat)
22 Jan 2009, 18:35
It is a shame that in a country where 80% population is hindus an anti-hindu film is being broadcasted and media channels are glorifying the movie as an Indian Pride.
What a shame on us hindus who are still silent and too lazy to come to streets and protest for our dharma. What are we waiting for?
Hindu organisations must come together and make a policy that Film Board Censors must consult Hindus when they approve release of films which are objected by Hindus. Please press for such a law/arrangement!
If this does not happen, anybody will show Hinduism in a bad light in their movies!
Hindu organisations and all Hindus must take this responsability!!!
Protesting to the makers of the film is very good but prevention of these things (in the future) is much better!
It can not be so that only (often biased) members of the Central Borad of Film Censors discuss among themselves whether to allow a film while the entire (Hindu) society is neglected. After all, Hindus will go to the cinema!
Raj, India (Bharat)
22 Jan 2009, 14:13
We are living in a country which has different set of of laws for different religions. As usual, if not baiting Hindus the our govt will try to encourage people to do the same while muslims and christians are not to be touched even if they are murderers and thugs. Read the report below,
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Author of book questioning Islamic tenets arrested in Bihar
Jan 15
he author of a book that reportedly questioned Islamic tenets has been arrested and charged with hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community, police said Thursday.
Mohammed Yasin Ahmad, author of the Urdu book "Islami Surah Ya Beimani Ka Panchnama", surrendered at the Pirbahore police station Wednesday night.
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arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
22 Jan 2009, 13:59
Dear long-suffering fellow Hindus:
Please send an email protesting SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE's inclusion in the Oscar race by writing to Mr. Sid Ganis, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. His email is president@oscars.org.
Please send an email protesting SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE's inclusion in the Writers Guild of America's Best Screenplay race, by writing to Patric Verrone, president of the Writers Guild. His email is: pverrone@wga.org.
FRIENDS, PLEASE KEEP THE LETTERS POLITE AND DO NOT GIVE WAY TO WRATH. REMEMBER, WE ARE THE FAITH THAT ORIGINATED THE CONCEPT OF AHIMSA. STAND TALL & PROUD, BUT DO SO WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
Manjunath R, India (Bharat)
22 Jan 2009, 13:48
It is shameful on the part of Censor Board of India giving flimsy reasons not to stop the movie. Will it do the same thing if it was protested by Muuslims or Christians? Hindus in their own country are subject to subjugation, all patriotic souls raise your voice against this gross injustice.
i protest slumdog millionair. But i like the title. Muslims are dogs in the slums.
JAI HIND.
VANDE MATARAM.
bhagavaan daas, Canada
22 Jan 2009, 00:39
write a protest - e - letter so that many people can sign and send to concerned authorities .
Aarti Abhijit Nadkarni, India (Bharat)
21 Jan 2009, 20:51
This movie should be banned and the entire Hindu community should take to the streets till it is banned all over Bharat (India). I strongly condemn Slumdog Millionaire and urge fellow Hindu brethren to do so. Hindu Dharma ki Jay!
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
21 Jan 2009, 18:46
This is for Mr. LingRaj. I respect the fact that you have taken the time to share your thoughts with us. I would like to explain why so many Hindus are outraged by SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE.
You say "The film shows India as it is and as it was in those days of the riots. Hindus killed muslims and muslims killed Hindus." But the trouble with SLUMDOG is it never shows any atrocity on the part of Muslims. Only Hindus are depicted as murderous thugs--which is what one white reviewer said, after seeing this film.
I respectfully submit this, to explain our point-of-view.
I watched the film several days ago and I have similar impressions. The film shows Muslims as a discriminated minority and Hindus as oppressors. In fact, the truth is just the opposite. Apart from that, the film depicts an orphanage run by Hindus made to look cruel and ruthless. The camera focuses on the name "Sai Ganesh" they use which was done on purpose to denigrate our Gods as well as Sathya Sai Baba. The film shows the people from the orphanage telling children to sing a song by Surdas and then someone approaching them and taking their eyes out. The song was clearly added maliciously to bash our Dharma. BTW: this film is unrealistic in many other aspects.
Ganesh (Krystian Kosowski)
naveena, India (Bharat)
21 Jan 2009, 15:30
SO ONE AFTER OTHER LIKE HEADS OF RAAVANA, EVEN THESE MOVIES ARE RELEASING?! JODHAAKBAR, LOVE GURU, ...NOW THIS! NO PROBLEM, EVERY TIME WE SHALL CHOP IT OFF!
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
21 Jan 2009, 13:13
Please send your letters immediately to Michael Apted, president of the Directors Guild of America. Director Danny Boyle of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE must not get the Directors Guild award for directing this film that bashes Hindus. Racism against any other religion is treated seriously; about time bigorty against Hindus is taken seriously and punished. So protest Boyle’s nomination with the Directors Guild by writing to Michael Apteed at laraine@dga.org.
Rajalaxmi Vinay Kumar Shetty, United Arab Emirates
21 Jan 2009, 11:43
It is the right of the Hindus to hold a ban on such a movie which shows only the so called cruelity of the Hindus where as all the cruelty is done by the Muslim community.
I would like to support HJS in this regard to show us the right path
I strongly protest the movie & also humbly request our fellow hindus to react to the situation,if not today then never........
LingRaj, United Kingdom
21 Jan 2009, 08:50
This will trivilize the matter and make matters worse - linking us to the "fundamentalist forces" everyone accuses us of being.
The film shows India as it is and as it was in those days of the riots. Hindus killed muslims and muslims killed Hindus. Why deny the facts and why try and hide behind Lord Rama for that ?
Those who think the film shows India or its culture in bad light have no idea how India is already seen by majority of the world - not just the West. Our caste rules and shanty towns are what people talk of when they hear the word "India". At least this film is trying to show that even in such circumstances, there is hope !!
Rudra, India (Bharat)
21 Jan 2009, 06:33
It is time a strong message is sent out to those that seek to denigrate Indian culture in this fashion.
Money power has gotten into the heads of the modern day apologists for secularism.
Ramchandra,Basavant,Surekha yadav, India (Bharat)
21 Jan 2009, 00:53
Namaskar!
Please Please start E-letter to protest for it.
To all hindus please go through the all casting of the movie Slum Dog Millionaire are 70% Muslims, and trying to show that Hindus are dominating and Muslims are sufferers.
They are trying to misguide all the world with the information Muslims are dominated by Hindus.
Again trace the sentence in the movie "If Ram was not born, my mother would not have died?" Its showing the how these people are seek about spoiling the Hindu culture by spreding this kind of information.
We should BAN this movie.
Shree gurve namha
chandrakant dixit, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 23:04
Ban Ban and complete Ban on this Movie...
Krisna, Indonesia
20 Jan 2009, 23:02
How bout if we make a movie showing Vasco da Gama and his Portuguese men killed and converting Hindus of Goa. And don't forget to play a scene where they burn down temples, replace them with churches, and rape our respected Hindu women.
And for Jamal...Well he should be scared. Only evil man like Ravan are scared of Ram. Ram does not hesitate in killing Ravan because letting Ravan live will be justifying darkness and Adharma.
So if Hindus keep on hesitating in uplifting Dharma, then there will always be darkness and evil through out India for eternity.
The choice is yours !
arpuda arogiyam, United States of America
20 Jan 2009, 17:45
I am thrilled to see Hindus speaking up for our faith. I was horrified when I saw this film. The British director would never have dared portray Muslims and Islam in this light--but Hindus, because we are apathetic and disunited are easy targets for such insults and abuse. No self-respecting Hindu will support this film, no matter how many awards or accolades it wins in the white world. And I am really curious how Hindu actors like Dev Patel consented to act in something that is so vitriolic against his faith. Oh, I forgot. Maybe Dev Patel is a modern-thinking secularist!
Question: is this scene (of a frightening Lord Ram) also scripted in the book (which has been filmed)?
If not, one could indeed accuse the producers of the film of carelesness, the least.
If yes, was Lord Ram described like this too in the book? If so, why did not anybody notice this earlier?
Hindus must crush these things in the initial phase and not allow them to grow like cancer and then try to find a cure afterwards!
arpuda, United States of America
20 Jan 2009, 14:56
I am happy to see this article and these comments. This is a vicious anti-Hindu film, & the joke it is was released in the U.S. a week after Muslims slaughtered innocents in Mumbai. Danny Boyle does not have the guts to criticize Muslims, but because Hindus are passive & do not seem able to understand when they are insulted, we are easy targets for everyone.
KSV SUBRAMANIAN, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 11:45
Many of our children of Macaulay, many of them in our MSM, have become millionaires by depicting India as slum and Indians as slumdogs. Being the Indian variety of secularists (meaning anti-hindu) they don't bother about portraying hindu Gods/Goddesses, scriptures in bad light. On the contrary they will be very much delighted, for it is artistic expression for them. But the artistic expression must be limited to denigrating hinduism and not any other "isms" otherwise the very same secularists start frothing from their mouths.
vasista, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 11:29
namaskaara,
Are you sure this was criticised and protested by Shri.Amitabh Bachchan ? where and when? these things should be published in the news paper so that more and more people will come to know the truth..
Please obtain and publish e.mail id of the person to whom protest message should be sent. Also, publish a standard draft of the protest message. If Anil Kapoor's e.mail id is available, we can send the same to him in addition.
HinduMilitant, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 09:07
It is the conspiracy of the xxxxxx, dirty, filthy, smelly,uncultured, drug and xxx crazed, bandit barbarian tribe of Albinos, the stinking White from the Murderers land of United Snakes of AmeriKKKa, the xxxxxx Ku Klux Klannist Whites to show their barbaric buboon land as humane. They do this with the knowledge that we have selected a White, Xian xxxxxxxxxr xxxxxxx Italian as head of India. ANIL KAPOOR and others are just money hungry xxxx. There is a petition online on Haindavakeralam. Please sign it and place it on HJ site also. We are planning to put a case on the xxxxxxxxx
jay nagpal, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 03:27
as written in your letter,
yadi is film me is tarah ke drashya (in respect of Shri Lord Rama & comparison of India & America),
to nishit rup se is film ko bharat mein ban kiya jana chahiye..
however one question is arises..
ANIL KAPOOR & other indian actors .. ne accept kese kiya in sab ko dekhte hui..
..
its amazing...
asi film se award lena to dur asi film me rol /support nahi karna chahiye..
Vijay Singh Sisodia, India (Bharat)
20 Jan 2009, 01:32
This movie Should Ben in our Country which hurt our religious emotion. Steel western people and so called intellectuals never miss the opportunity to insulting Indian (HINDU) society.
Amitabh Bachchan took very well stand in his Blog
Is it true that the hero, while answering the question, also says, "If Ram was not born, my mother would not have died?"
S kumar, India (Bharat)
19 Jan 2009, 09:35
It is shocking how the celebrity Anil Kapoor allowed this scarilege of Hinduism by allowing such projections of Rama worshipped by millions in India!! Western media is thristing for critical projection of Indian culture and Hinduism and Hindu-s from India itself provide the fodder for them.
Amitabh Bacchan was right in his critical observations about the "Slum Lord..."
Was MF Hussain any different from Anil Kapoor in depicting Hindu Gods in bad light?
Ajeya Mehta, India (Bharat)
19 Jan 2009, 06:11
Is there an e-mail address we can get for Danny Boyle & Co?
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