On Monday, the Supreme Court did not accept a request from a Karnataka theatre association to immediately protect and let the film Thug Life by Kamal Haasan be shown. The film has not yet been released in Karnataka because of Haasan’s recent statements that drew strong criticism from people in the industry.
On this matter, the petitioners faced a dismissal from a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan, who suggested that they apply in the Karnataka High Court. Touching on the lawyer’s statements, the Women’s Bench remarked by urging everyone to install fire extinguishers.
The problem began when Kamal Haasan made comments at the audio launch of Thug Life in Chennai on May 24 and claimed that Kannada came from Tamil. As a result, many people in Karnataka were upset, so the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce stopped the film’s launch in the state and demanded that the actor apologise.
At the previous hearing in the Karnataka High Court, Haasan’s legal team explained that, on their own initiative, they decided to postpone the film’s release in Karnataka to start talks with the KFCC. According to Justice M Nagaprasanna, who was presiding over the hearing, Haasan should not act in ways that could lead to unrest because of his prominence. “In your heart, you are nothing like other men… An apology would have prevented this from happening,” commented the spokesperson.
Speaking up for Haasan, senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa said he was not aware of any such offence being intended. He said that since there was no bad intention, nobody should be required to apologise, especially in a standard way, given Haasan’s letter to the KFCC in response.
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