![]() ![]() It alleged that promo of the film showed that the movie has been produced simply to damage the image of Manmohan Singh.Įarlier in the day, a division bench of the high court dismissed the PIL seeking a ban on the movie and its trailer saying the petitioner has no locus standi to file the plea and private interest was involved in it. The plea added that it seems that film has been produced in a selected manner and it clearly shows that it's political propaganda with some other motives. Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi," it claimed. "The release of the film is likely to cause unaccountable damage to high profile public personalities i.e. The plea also alleged that if the film would be released, friendly relations with USA and other foreign states were likely to be affected. ![]() It further claimed that it seems that filmmakers, producers have made an attempt to make commercial gains and the act of impersonation have been committed deliberately to defame the office of Prime Minister just to hype the excitement amongst the prospective viewers. "It is a known fact that film producers have not taken any consent/permission from Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to perform their characters or to perform their political life or to dress up in the same way as they had been doing in their normal life or to copy their voice in any manner," the plea alleged. ''It constitutes an offence under section 416 (cheating by personation) of the Indian Penal Code,'' claimed petition. It alleged that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should not have given certification to the film as actors have performed the character of public personalities, like former PM Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi. The plea, filed through advocate A Maitri, has claimed that at present if the film The Accidental Prime Minister is allowed to be released then it will cause unaccountable damage to the name and fame of the office of former Prime Minister of India. ![]()
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