Article 15: Protest in Bihar Over Ban on Screening

The Ayushman Khurana starrerfilm Article 15 has raised controversy as it is based on the Badaun rape caseand showcases the systematic atrocities against Dalits and lower casters by theupper castes.

Following the controversy,protests had also been broken out at Mona Cinema hall in Patna, Bihar over the haltingof screening of the film.

In the Badaun rape case, twoteenage girls were gang-raped and murdered in the village in Uttar Pradesh andtherefore the film has raised controversy which has shown the incidence.

Police also resorted tolathicharge to disperse the members of the Bhim Army during the protest andtried to restore normalcy in the venue.

The Bhim Army on Sunday forciblyentered the cinema hall demanding screening of Article 15 and to stop screeningof Kabir Singh and Bharat. They also threatened the hall owners that if theywon't screen Article 15 then they will stop screening of other films too.

In Nagpur too, the Brahmincommunity protested outside a movie theatre by hitting posters of the filmswith footwear and they feel that the name of the film was not appropriate.

Moreover, during the specialscreening of the film on Thursday, Ayushman Khurana said, "Director AnubhavSinha has issued a statement in which he has cleared that the movie is notagainst any community."

Article 15 was released on June28 but after the All Bihar Brahmin Federation has protested over the film, thehalls stopped the screening of the film. The federation said that the filmportrays Brahmin in a bad light.