Producer Dulquer Salmaan issues public apology, but is it a symptom of a larger issue?
Lokah (Image: DC)
The smash-hit film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Kotha Lokah in Telugu) has got itself into serious trouble in Karnataka. People of the State are up in arms against the portrayal of Bengaluru as a hub of hedonism, with wild nightlife, club culture and crime.
A specific dialogue where a character in the film describes the women of Bengaluru as “without character” has provoked State-wide outrage.
The film’s producer Dulquer Salmaan has issued a public apology and promised to remove the offensive dialogue. Says a prominent Kannada filmmaker who doesn’t want to be named,
“There is a very slim line between a light-hearted dig and an insult. A comment like the one in the film (Lokah) won’t be tolerated as a fun line, not by the people of Karnataka. Hindi cinema is notorious for insulting one or the other community or region. Now the non-Hindi films are also doing it. That must stop.”
The film’s producer Dulquer Salmaan has issued a public apology and promised to remove the offensive dialogue. Says a prominent Kannada filmmaker who doesn’t want to be named,
“There is a very slim line between a light-hearted dig and an insult. A comment like the one in the film (Lokah) won’t be tolerated as a fun line, not by the people of Karnataka. Hindi cinema is notorious for insulting one or the other community or region. Now the non-Hindi films are also doing it. That must stop.”
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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