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Maker of film '#MeToo' challenges CBFC order to change movie name

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre and the Censor Board to a plea by producer of film '#MeToo' who has challenged an order asking him to change the movie's title and delete several scenes from it.

The movie portrays kidnapping of a girl with the motive of committing a sexual crime.

Justice Vibhu Bakhru asked the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) whether they gave a proper opportunity to the film's producer Sajid Iqbal Qureshi to be heard before passing the order.

The court directed the ministry and CBFC to file their response before the next date of hearing on May 3.

Qureshi, in his plea, has claimed that he was not given an adequate opportunity to be heard by the board before it passed the order.

He has sought setting aside of the November 12, 2018 CBFC order by which it directed public exhibition of the movie be restricted to adults subject to carrying out of "several excisions/modifications/ cuts".

The board had also asked him to change the title of the movie or insertion of a disclaimer, the plea said and has sought a stay on the CBFC order.

The petition has said that the portrayal of the female character, who is a victim of kidnapping with the objective of committing a sexual crime, is a highly sensitive issue and any tampering with the scenes, meddling with the script can cripple the narrative.

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