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Here

is a terrific example of the almost blinkered way in which the bureaucracy

would deal with any issue [What the Government will do if it receives a proposal

from a filmaker to make a film on Mahabharata....]

 

 

 

 

Government of India

Ministry

of Human Resources Development

Department

of Culture

Films

Division

 

 

 

 

No.

B1452/234/2003 Dt. 23.6.07

 

 

 

 

To:

Shri.

B.R.Chopra,

Film,

Mumbai

 

 

 

Ref:

Film story submitted by you, regarding financing of films by Government of India,

Your letter dt. 2.12.90

 

The undersigned is directed to

refer the above letter

and state that the Government has examined

your proposal for financing

a film called ''Mahabharat'. The Very

High Level Committee constituted for this purpose has been in

consultation with the Human Rights Commission,

National Commission for Women and Labour Commission,

inaddition to various

Ministries and State Governments and have formed definitive opinions about the script.

Their observations are

as below:

 

1.

In the script

submitted by you it is shown that there

were two sets of cousins, namely, the Kauravas, numbering one hundred, and the Pandavas,

numbering five. The

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has pointed out that these numbers are high, well

above the norm prescribed for families by them. It is brought to your kind attention that when the

Government is spending

huge amounts for promoting family planning, this will send wrong signals to the public.

Therefore, it is recommended that there

may be only three Kauravas and

one Pandava.

2. The Ministry

of Parliamentary Affairs has raised

an issue whether it is suitable to depict kings and emperors in this democratic age.

Therefore, it is

suggested that the Kauravas may be depicted as Honourable Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha)

and the Pandava may be depicted as Honourable Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). The ending of the

film shows the victory

of the said Pandavas over the said Kauravas.

The ending may

be suitably modified so that neither of the Honourable Members of Parliament are shown as being inferior to

the other.

3.

The Ministry

of Science and Technology has observed

that the manner of

birth of Kauravas is suggestive of human cloning, a technology banned in India.

This may be changed to normal

birth.

4.

The National

Commission for Women has objected that

the father of Pandavas, one Sri Pandu, is depicted as bigamous, and also there

is only one wife for the Pandavas

in common.

Therefore suitable changes may be made in the said script

so that the said Sri Pandu is not

depicted as bigamous. However, with the reduction in number of Pandavas as suggested above, the

issue of polyandry can

be addressed without further trouble.

5.

The Commission

for the Physically Challenged has

observed that the portrayal of the visually impaired character 'Dhritharastra' is

derogatory.

Therefore the said character may not

be shown as visually impaired.

6.

The Department

of Women and Child Development have

highlighted that the public disrobing of one female character called 'Draupadi' is

objectionable and derogatory

to women in general. Further the Home

Ministry anticipates that depiction of such scenes may create law and order problem

and at the same time invite strong

protests from the different women forums.

Such scenes may also invite penal

action under SITA (Suppression of

Immoral Traffic Act), therefore they may be avoided and deleted from the film.

7.

It is felt

that showing the Pandava and the Kauravas

as gamblers will be anti-social and counter productive as it might encourage gambling.

Therefore, the

said Pandavas and

Kauravas may be shown to have engaged in horse racing. (Hon. Supreme Court has held horse

racing not to be

gambling)

8.

The Pandavas

are shown as working in the King Virat's

employment without receiving any salary. According to the Human Rights Commission, this amounts

to bonded labour and

may attract provisions of The Bonded Labour System Abolition) Act, 1976.

This may be

corrected at once.

9. In the ensuing

war, one character by name Sri Abhimanyu

has been shown as fighting. The National Labour Commission has observed that, war

being a hazardous

industry, and the said character being 16 years old, this depiction will be construed as a

case of child labour.

Also there is no record of his being paid any compensation. This may also be deemed to be violatory of the provisions

of The Child Labour (Prohibition and

Regulation) Act, 1986 and Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

Such references

in the film may be removed.

10. The character

'Sri Krishna' has been depicted as

wearing a peacock feather. The peacock is our National Bird and wearing dresses made from

peacock feather is an

offence under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972.

This may not be

depicted.

11. Smt Maneka

Gandhi has raised very serious objection

for using any elephants or horses in war scenes, since there is every scope for

mistreatment and injury to

the said animals. The provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890 and Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals

(Amendment) Act, 1960 would be applicable in the instant case.

Suitable changes

may be made in the script to

address the objections raised.

 

 

12. In pursuance

of the Memorandum of Ministry of Finance

regarding austerity measures, it is informed that in the battle field sequences, only ten

soldiers may be allowed

for each side. Also, all the characters may be shown to have obtained a valid licence under

the Arms Act, 1959 as

well as the Indian Arms Act, 1878.

 

You are therefore requested to

modify the script along the lines indicated

above and resubmit it to the undersigned at the earliest.

 

 

 

Sd/-

Under Secretary