Gujarat HC Dismisses PIL Seeking Ban On Sushant-Sara Starrer Kedarnath
The Gujarat High Court Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a ban on the release of Bollywood film Kedarnath and said it was merely a publicity stunt by the petitioner.
The
Gujarat
High
Court
Wednesday
dismissed
a
PIL
seeking
a
ban
on
the
release
of
Bollywood
film
Kedarnath
and
said
it
was
merely
a
publicity
stunt
by
the
petitioner.
The
film,
which
stars
Sushant
Singh
Rajput
and
marks
the
debut
of
Saif
Ali
Khan's
daughter,
Sara
Ali
Khan,
is
set
to
release
tomorrow
(December
7,
2018).
A
division
bench
of
Acting
Chief
Justice
A
S
Dave
and
Justice
Biren
Vaishnav
dismissed
the
PIL
that
sought
a
ban
on
the
release
of
the
movie
saying
that
it
hurt
the
'religious
sentiments'
of
Hindus.
Prakash
Rajput,
president
of
International
Hindu
Sena,
had
filed
the
plea
claiming
that
the
movie
hurt
the
sentiments
of
Hindus
as
it
featured
a
Muslim
boy
falling
in
love
with
a
Hindu
girl.
In
the
petition,
he
alleged
the
movie
also
featured
kissing
scenes
at
Kedarnath,
a
revered
site,
which
also
hurt
the
sentiments
of
Hindus.
Coming
down
heavily
on
the
petitioner,
the
court
said
the
PIL
was
nothing
but
a
"publicity
stunt".
It
also
imposed
a
fine
of
Rs
5,000
on
him.
Directed
by
Abhishek
Kapoor,
the
movie
shows
a
wealthy
Hindu
girl
falling
in
love
with
a
Muslim
guide
during
a
tour
of
Kedarnath
in
Uttarakhand.