Nepal lifts ban on Indian cinema, resuming screening of all films except pan-India titles ‘Lone man’ from friday.

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According to reports in foreign news agencies, the Nepal government lifted the ban on screening of Indian films, allowing cinema halls to screen all titles except the recently released mythological film. ‘Lone man’,

In a statement by the Nepal Motion Picture Association, the authority said that all Nepali and foreign films, except Lone man Will be shown in cinemas.

Earlier this week, over 17 cinemas in capital Kathmandu and tourist town Pokhara banned screening of all Indian films following a controversy over the dialogues of the Prabhas and Kriti Sanon starrer film. ‘Lone man’Where the mother goddess Sita/Janaki, born in Janakpur in south-east Nepal, was called the ‘daughter of India’.

The mayor of Kathmandu, Balendra Shah, had said that no Indian film would be allowed to be screened in the metropolis until the dialogue ‘Janaki is the daughter of India’ was removed from all versions of the film, including in India. The film to be released is also included. ,

On Thursday, a single bench of Justice Dhir Bahadur Chand of the Patan High Court issued a short-term order, saying that ‘screening of films that have received permission from the censor board’ should not be stopped.

“It has been our belief that no one is above nation and nationality. “It is our fundamental right to engage in our business freely following Nepalese law,” the bench said.

Shah, however, said he was ready to face any punishment but would not allow the screening ‘Lone man’ Since the matter pertains to the ‘sovereignty and independence of Nepal’.

based on Hindu mythological epic ‘Ramayana’, multilingual saga ‘Lone man’ The film starring Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and Sunny Singh hit the theaters last week.

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