Fire (film)
Date: 1995 - 2005 [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Region: Asia [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]
Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation Political/Economic/Social Opinion [[:Category:|]]
Medium: Film Video [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]
Artist: Deepa Mehta
Confronting Bodies: India's Hindu Shiv Sena party and Indian censors
Dates of Action: December 1998
Location: New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune, India
Description of Artwork: Mehta's film, "Fire" is about a love affair between two sisters-in-law.
The Incident: The film was removed from theaters in the cities of New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune after members of the Shiv Sena party attacked the facilities.
Results of Incident: The Junior information and Broadcasting Minister, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, decided to review the film and decide whether or not it should be banned.
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