New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has scheduled a hearing in connection with the controversy surrounding the song ‘Sarke Chunar’, with actor Nora Fatehi set to appear before the Commission on May 7 at 11:30 A.M.The hearing forms part of the Commission’s ongoing proceedings into allegations of vulgarity and indecent representation of women in the song “Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke”, which has sparked widespread criticism since its release.The NCW had earlier taken suo m…
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Chennai, April 25 (IANS) Expressing regret for uncertified content getting inadvertently included in the recently released trailer of the film, the makers of director Prem’s upcoming action spectacle ‘KD: The Devil’, featuring Kannada star Dhruva Sarja in the lead, have now taken down the trailer and have said that they will be uploading a revised version shortly. The makers have pointed out that the revised version would be in compliance with certification guidelines. Taking to its social med…
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty on Siblings Day shared a string of unseen photographs with her sister Shamita and said, “equal parts love, madness, and memories.” Shilpa took to Instagram, where she shared a video montage from her younger days to now with text overlays that read: “Normal pose vs whatever this is”, “Sab height ke hisaab se khade ho jaao”, “When someone says – Khaana lag gaya hai”, “Us looking at bigger things ahead” and “Kiss now, roa…
Mumbai, April 6 (IANS) The National Commission for Women heard the suo motu case with regards to the song ‘Sarke Chunarr Teri’ featuring Nora Fatehi and Sanjay Dutt. The commission’s chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar presided over the meeting. Rakib Alam, the lyricist, Prem, the director, and Gautam K. M. and Supreeth, the representatives of KVN Productions appeared in the hearing. During the hearing, Vijaya Rahatkar expressed concern over the lyrics of the song and said that it is against the dig…
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) Actress Nora Fatehi, who is at the centre of the controversy surrounding her song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’ from ‘KD: The Devil’, has reacted to the issue, and has ensured that she will be more careful and vigilant in picking and executing projects going forward. On Wednesday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared a video of herself talking to the camera. She also revealed that she is currently grieving the loss of a friend, and was unaware of the issue.Sh…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, reacting to the public furore over the explicitly vulgar song ‘Sarka Chunar’, cautioned the filmmakers on Tuesday against ‘abusing’ the freedom of speech and called for exercising it within the accepted societal standards.Speaking in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “A ban has already been imposed on the song. I must tell the House clearly that we must respect and operate according to the…
Mumbai, March 18 (IANS) The Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has reacted to the controversy surrounding Nora Fatehi’s song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’. The Union Minister spoke in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, and shared that the freedom of speech should operate within the framework of culture and society.He also shared that the freedom of speech cannot be absolute, and comes with its set of conditions.He said, “The song that the Member of Parliament mentioned ha…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the Union Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Information & Broadcasting, and Google India over allegations that recently released track “Sarke Chunar” from from the upcoming film “KD: The Devil” contains objectionable and sexually suggestive lyrics accessible to children. A Bench presided by NHRC Member Priyank Kanoongo took co…
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut has reacted strongly to the controversy over actress Nora Fatehi’s song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’. The actress spoke with the media outside the Parliament, and called out the Hindi film fraternity for “crossed all limits to achieve cheap PR tactics and attention-seeking”.She told the media, “Bollywood has crossed all limits to achieve cheap PR tactics and attention-seeking. The whole country is criticizing them. But I don’…