Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan watched the controversial film 'Empuraan' with his family at Lulu Mall in Thiruvananthapuram. The film, starring Mohanlal, has sparked a political row over its portrayal of the 2002 Gujarat riots. Producers have decided to cut 17 scenes, including those related to riots and violence against women. RSS has criticised Mohanlal for the film, calling its narrative divisive, while Kerala Congress defends the movie against BJP and RSS criticism.
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00:00We have some breaking news that's coming in amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the
00:04film Emporan. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay and today watched the movie. He went for the
00:08screening at Lulu Mall in Thiruvananthapuram along with his wife Kamala.
00:17Shibi is joining me on the phone line with more details. Shibi Mohal, we're seeing the
00:22Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay and watching the film Emporan amid a whole controversy
00:26over actor Mohanlal starting the film with artist's mouthpiece having hit out at the
00:32actor saying that the film is divisive and Mohanlal should not have starred in it.
00:56Shibi Mohal, we're seeing the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay and watching the film
01:12Emporan amid a whole controversy over actor Mohanlal starting the film with artist's mouthpiece
01:24having hit out at the actor saying that the film is divisive and Mohanlal should not have
01:31starred in it.
01:32Shibi Mohal, we're seeing the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijay and watching the film
01:40Emporan amid a whole controversy over actor Mohanlal starting the film Emporan amid a
01:47CPM and the Congress have sharply criticized the attack on the actors, the director, the
01:52actors as well as the film as a whole from the side of the BGP supporters because a section
01:57of the BGP workers have said on social media that they're going to boycott this film.
02:01This is unexpected out of one of the biggest superstars and one of the biggest superstars
02:05this Malayalam film industry has ever seen. That's Mohanlal.
02:08Right, thanks Shibi Mohal for bringing us those details on that story.
02:12Now, political row over the film L2 Emporan refuses to die down.
02:17After backlash over the film's reference to 2002 Gujarat riots, sources close to the
02:22Emporan producers told India Today that they've decided to make about 17 cuts in the movie.
02:27Scenes related to violence against women and riots will be removed from the film.
02:31As per sources, the new version of the film will be streamed from next week.
02:36Amid this, RSS has also waded into the controversy.
02:39RSS mouthpiece slammed Mohanlal for Emporan claiming the film's narrative is divisive in nature.
02:44Meanwhile, Kerala Congress continues to question the outrage over the film,
02:48accusing RSS and the BJP of acting out of fear as film exposes the truth.
02:55There is another view different from the BJP side prevailing in the country.
03:00Now, one movie has been made in that context and another story has been told.
03:06I wonder why does it irritate BJP and Sankhya Parivar so much?
03:11Because they have always made movies to be a medium for hate campaigns.
03:17Now, the RSS and the BJP coming against Emporan is in a way good
03:23because the people, the new generation will get to know actually what happened in Godhra.