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Veteran actor known as ‘Action King’ of Bollywood Sunny Deol his upcoming much talked about film ‘Surya’ These days, they seem to be stuck in legal trouble. Even before its release in theatres, this film has come under controversy, and the main reason for this is the teaser of the film which is causing a lot of anger among doctors across the country. Doctors allege that the teaser of the film has portrayed the medical profession and the functioning of private hospitals in a highly objectionable and inaccurate manner, which may pose a serious threat to the safety and dignity of health workers. This whole matter has now reached the threshold of the court, where Delhi High Court has issued official notices to the Central Government, Censor Board (CBFC) and film producers, seeking their response. Let us know in detail what objections the doctors have lodged regarding this film of Sunny Deol and what is this entire legal dispute.
Doctors get angry over the teaser of the film ‘Surya’, serious allegation of showing the medical profession in bad light
The teaser or trailer of any film is released to create excitement among the audience, but the teaser of Sunny Deol’s film ‘Surya’ is becoming a pain in the neck for the makers. As soon as the teaser of this film was released on the online platform, the medical fraternity and doctors started raising strong objections to it.
Doctors say that the negative and suspicious manner in which private hospitals and people associated with the medical profession are shown in the scenes and dialogues of the film is completely baseless and derogatory. Doctors believe that such cinematic portrayals send a wrong message towards doctors in the society, which may increase hatred or anger towards health workers in the minds of the general public. In today’s time when incidents of attacks on doctors and medical staff in hospitals are already a matter of concern, such insensitive presentation in films can become a major threat to the safety of doctors.
Petition filed in Delhi High Court: Notice issued to Central Government, CBFC and producers
Seeing the seriousness of the matter, four eminent doctors of the country’s capital Delhi have approached the Delhi High Court. The doctors who filed the petition include Dr. Nishant Soni, Dr. Ashish Tomar, Dr. Ravi Bhatia and Dr. Shivam Vatsal, who are serving in well-known corporate hospitals of the country.
According to media reports, Delhi High Court Justice Amit Mahajan While hearing the case, the Bench of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)CBFC), and has formally issued a notice to the film’s producers—MM Movies and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. The petitioners’ lawyer Varun Singh has made a strong demand before the court that until a complete legal review of the matter is done, the objectionable teaser of the film should be removed from all online platforms with immediate effect.
Displeasure of ‘Doctors of Corporate Society’ (DOCS) and questions on inaction of officials
The officials and members of ‘Doctors of Corporate Society’ (DOCS) are also standing strongly behind this legal fight. The doctors say that they had lodged their objections with the concerned administrative and statutory authorities before the release of the film, but when no concrete action or response was received from the responsible authorities, they were forced to approach the court.
The petitioners argue that no professional community can be allowed to be defamed in this manner in the name of entertainment. Doctors also say that they are well aware that films are based on fictional stories, but when it comes to the most sensitive and life-saving profession of the society i.e. medical field, its reality should not be distorted to such an extent that the common man loses faith in the doctor.
When is the film ‘Surya’ to be released? Know the next court date of this case
This much talked about film of Sunny Deol, whose full title is ‘Surya: From End to Beginning’ is, upcoming as per schedule 20 November is all set to be released in theatres. The director and makers of the film are busy preparing to bring their action-packed film on the big screen, but due to this legal dispute, difficulties have arisen before the release of the film.
Delhi High Court has issued notice to all the parties and directed them to file their reply. Next hearing on this entire matter 16 November Has been decided. Now all eyes are on what stand the Delhi High Court takes in the hearing to be held on November 16 and whether the makers have to make some changes in the teaser after the court order or is there any impact on the release of the film.