Anaarkali... makers file complaint over leaked scenes
New Delhi
Mar 02, 2017
A police complaint was filed on Wednesday by Priya and Sandiip
Kapur, the producers of Swara Bhaskar starrer 'Anaarkali of Aarah',
regarding some leaked scenes of the film. They suspect a team member to be the
culprit.
The complaint was filed at the Malviya Nagar police station
here.
'We suspect that a few critical scenes of the film have
released in digital and social media platforms. These have been on media for
at least three days. This act is criminal in intent and aimed at sabotaging
the film and ensuring that the producer loses the investment of Rs 6 crore made
on this film,' read a copy of the police complaint.
'Anaarkali of Aarah' revolves around an erotic singer
(Swara) from Arrah in Bihar, who sings double meaning songs. One day things
take an ugly turn when Anarkali has a confrontation with a very powerful man
who molested her and instead of bowing down she chooses to fight back.
'I am not sure about the person (who leaked the scenes),
so I don't want to name anybody, but there is a very senior member of the team
who might have done it -- it can be an actor or director of the film,'
Sandiip told IANS.
'Out of three scenes which have been leaked, only one
scene was the one that the censor board asked us to cut out... So it has not
gone out from the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) for sure,'
Sandiip said.
'I got calls from a lot of people today (Wednesday) morning.
We were shocked after hearing it. Something like this is really not good for
independent producers like us,' he added.
The trailer of the film, which is directed by Avinash Das,
released last week.
One of the clips, which has been doing the rounds of the internet,
shows Swara in a bold avatar. The censor board asked that the scene be cut.
'The police is taking action now. Even I have applied
on YouTube to take down all those scenes. They will stop it soon. Some of the
sites have removed the scenes already. Our team is working on that,' Sandiip
said.
'Piracy has really become a very serious issue for the
industry,' he rued.
The film, also featuring actors Pankaj Tripathi and Sanjay
Mishra, is slated to release on March 24.
New Delhi
Mar 02, 2017
A police complaint was filed on Wednesday by Priya and Sandiip
Kapur, the producers of Swara Bhaskar starrer 'Anaarkali of Aarah',
regarding some leaked scenes of the film. They suspect a team member to be the
culprit.
The complaint was filed at the Malviya Nagar police station
here.
'We suspect that a few critical scenes of the film have
released in digital and social media platforms. These have been on media for
at least three days. This act is criminal in intent and aimed at sabotaging
the film and ensuring that the producer loses the investment of Rs 6 crore made
on this film,' read a copy of the police complaint.
'Anaarkali of Aarah' revolves around an erotic singer
(Swara) from Arrah in Bihar, who sings double meaning songs. One day things
take an ugly turn when Anarkali has a confrontation with a very powerful man
who molested her and instead of bowing down she chooses to fight back.
'I am not sure about the person (who leaked the scenes),
so I don't want to name anybody, but there is a very senior member of the team
who might have done it -- it can be an actor or director of the film,'
Sandiip told IANS.
'Out of three scenes which have been leaked, only one
scene was the one that the censor board asked us to cut out... So it has not
gone out from the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) for sure,'
Sandiip said.
'I got calls from a lot of people today (Wednesday) morning.
We were shocked after hearing it. Something like this is really not good for
independent producers like us,' he added.
The trailer of the film, which is directed by Avinash Das,
released last week.
One of the clips, which has been doing the rounds of the internet,
shows Swara in a bold avatar. The censor board asked that the scene be cut.
'The police is taking action now. Even I have applied
on YouTube to take down all those scenes. They will stop it soon. Some of the
sites have removed the scenes already. Our team is working on that,' Sandiip
said.
'Piracy has really become a very serious issue for the
industry,' he rued.
The film, also featuring actors Pankaj Tripathi and Sanjay
Mishra, is slated to release on March 24.
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