Friday,
May
19,
2006
New
Delhi
(UNI):
Controversial
religious
thriller
The
Da
Vinci
Code,
related
to
the
life
of
Jesus
Christ,
has
been
cleared
for
screening
in
India
without
any
cuts
but
with
an
'A'
certificate.
The
movie,
a
Ron
Howard's
adaptation
of
the
Dan
Brown
bestseller,
is
slated
for
worldwide
release
tomorrow.
The
decision
was
taken
by
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
today
after
taking
into
account
the
response
of
the
representatives
of
the
Catholic
Church,
Minister
of
Information
and
Broadcasting
Priyaranjan
Dasmunsi
announced
here
this
evening.
''The
film
will
be
screened
in
its
original
form
but
there
will
be
a
short
disclaimer
that
the
storyline
of
the
movie
was
based
on
complete
fiction.
Besides
it
has
been
given
an
'A'
Certificate,''
the
Minister
said.
Though
the
film
could
be
screened
from
tomorrow,
there
might
be
a
delay
of
one
or
two
days
as
the
producer
was
out
of
the
country
and
could
not
be
handed
over
the
certificate,
Mr
Dasmunsi
said.
The
Catholic
Bishops,
who
watched
the
movie
with
the
Information
and
Broadcasting
Minister
last
night,
held
a
meeting
this
morning
following
which
they
sent
their
response
to
the
Minister
in
which
they
asked
for
only
a
disclaimer
telling
the
audience
that
the
film
was
a
total
work
of
fiction
and
that
it
should
carry
an
'A'
certificate.
However,
the
Minister
said
the
Censor
Board
had
already
decided
about
this
even
before
receiving
the
bishops'
views.
The
movie
has
enraged
the
Catholic
groups
as
it
suggests
that
Jesus
Christ
married
Mary
Magdalene
and
had
a
child
by
her,
and
that
some
sections
within
the
Catholic
Church
resorted
to
murder
to
hide
the
fact.