Bollywood film banned in UAE after complaints

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 6:15 AM

A Bollywood movie has been taken off cinema screens in the UAE after complaints from viewers that it violated Islamic teachings.

Authorities in the region have reportedly banned the Salman Khan-starring film God Tussi Great Ho which is a remake of the 2003 Hollywood production Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman.

The National Media Council ordered that the movie, released on Friday, not be screened in the UAE after receiving scores of complaints from viewers, according to Indian media reports.

In the film, Bachchan plays the role of god as he meets Salman's character Arun Prajapati who blames god for all his problems.

"Those who saw the movie told the authorities they were shocked to find that Bachchan played the role of god," reports said.

However, it is understood that the National Media Council might review its decision on whether to ban the film completely in the UAE, or to allow its screening again after censoring the objectionable portions.

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Posted by: Asma Asif Thursday, 16 October 2008 5:08 AM[UAE] - uae

I was shocked to find that Bachchan played the role of god," as a muslim i believe ALLAH is ALMIGHTY.they showed that god is dancing in this movie.Comedy movie should have fun.it should not hurt our islamic beliefs.

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Posted by: John Doe Wednesday, 20 August 2008 7:21 PM[UAE]

Bachan as God?! What is the world coming to, you can't expect much from Bollywood anyway!

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Posted by: Shariq Madani Wednesday, 20 August 2008 11:36 AM[UAE] - UAE

Naz, your statement is based on a handful of movies. Bollywood, the world's largest film industry, has enough original movies released every year. The last big hit "Jaane Tu.. ya Jaane Na" was original. You judge Bollywood based on a few movies. The same could be done of Hollywood - how many of their movies are remakes of their own, Japanese, Korean, French movies!

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Posted by: Naz Hussain Wednesday, 20 August 2008 2:21 AM[UAE] - United Arab Emirates

I know it's slightly off-topic, but do you think we have to wait another 100 years before Bollywood consider the possibility of releasing a film that's NOT a cheap re-make of a Hollywood film? Did the originality gene miss India?

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