Update: Official Badhshala Facebook page has written that the movie release date is postponed to an unscheduled date as the government denied the permission to release the movie this Friday. Badhshala team is organizing "Black Friday" to protest against the government move to ban the film and garnering people's support to raise the "Freedom of Expression" voice.
The fate of the movie Badhshala which is based on atrocities inside an army barrack during the Maoist insurgency period- is now in the hands of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai who is going to watch the movie for its scheduled release this Friday (March 8, Falgun 25). It seems like the movie team have little hope of being passed by the censor board as Prime Minister himself owns the portfolio of Ministry of Defense which had previously written two letters to Ministry of Information and Communication to ban the movie, for the first time citing the unauthorized use of army costume and later telling the movie may affect the peace process.
The fate of the movie Badhshala which is based on atrocities inside an army barrack during the Maoist insurgency period- is now in the hands of Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai who is going to watch the movie for its scheduled release this Friday (March 8, Falgun 25). It seems like the movie team have little hope of being passed by the censor board as Prime Minister himself owns the portfolio of Ministry of Defense which had previously written two letters to Ministry of Information and Communication to ban the movie, for the first time citing the unauthorized use of army costume and later telling the movie may affect the peace process.
The movie team expressed their dissatisfaction over the indecision of Censor Board to pass the movie due to the "Ministry of Defense" letters. In a press meet organized today in Anamnagar, Kathmandu, many film artists/well-wishers suggested them to go to Supreme court for this censorship, which is against the "Freedom of expression". So, if the result is negative from the prime minister, the movie team will go to Supreme Court as the last resort to release the movie.
Many cine artists have vowed to support any sort of protests against the Government's censorship for the most awaited movie "Badhshala". And as a well wisher of Nepali movie, I will be there to stand for it.
Here is the stunning trailer of the movie.
