“Animal movie is a disease to our society”, says congress MP in Rajya Sabha. Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal was criticized in Rajya Sabha on Thursday, with Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan describing it as promoting violence and misogyny. She asked how could the Censor Board give clearance for a film that is deemed as a ‘disease to society’.
Ranjan mentioned that her daughter and college friends went to watch the movie, but they left halfway crying because of the violence and misogyny in it. “Animal movie is a disease to our society”, says congress MP in Rajya Sabha.
According to her, they have all grown up watching movies, which has an effect on society, particularly among the youth. “There are some films Kabir, Pushpa and now Animal, which show a lot of violence and disrespect to women,” the MP remarked.
“Nowadays, some movies are being made that depict a lot of violence… Look at the way women are treated in the film Kabir. In this movie (Animal) too, the wife is treated the same way. It is justifying it. It is a matter of concern,” she said.
Ranjan, who represents Chhattisgarh in the Rajya Sabha, mentioned that students in Class XI and XII are starting to consider anti-heroes, which depict negative characters, and there is a sense of violence in society that comes from films.
She said that showing the history of Arjan Vaili in a film that portrays gang warfare is inappropriate, referring to the song Arjan Vaili in Animal. She said Vaili, son of legendary military commander Hari Singh Nalwa, is a historical figure who fought the British and saved Muslims during the 1947 partition. Ranjan condemned such a historic event being used as a background song for a film about gang war.
She asked why was the Censor Board clearing such films, which are a “disease to the society and do no good for it”.
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