HC nod to release of Punjabi film 'Masand'

Chandigarh, November 17: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday gave nod to the release of Punjabi film ‘Masand’

Notably, a petition had been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a ban on the release of ‘Masand’. The petitioner had alleged that the film "portrays Nihang community".  The petitioner is a member of Nihang Ranjit Singh Phoolha group. 

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He made the allegation on the basis of the trailer and said the film "hurts religious beliefs of the entire community as some scenes are on Nihang Sikhs". 

He alleged that in the very beginning of the trailer, it had been clearly shown that the film was based on true events, wherein the image of late Nihang Ajit Singh Phoolah has been "tarnished". 

Apart from this, he expressed several other objections and demanded a ban on its release.

Producer Vinay Jindal and lead artist Rabbi Kandola along with Amit Bansal appeared in the court of Justice S Vinod Bhardwaj and put across their point that these allegations are baseless.

While hearing the plea, the High Court gave the verdict in favour of the film release, which will now hit the theatres on November 18. 

The High Court maintained that law and order situation of the state should not be deteriorated. 

The film is based on true events, the film revolves around 'Masands' who committed crimes during 1980 to 2010 in Punjab. They burnt families alive, raped and killed innocent children. Their rising terror spoiled the atmosphere in Punjab. Will the people of Punjab take revenge against all their wrong-doings?

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