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'''Artist:''' Deepa Mehta
'''Artist:''' Deepa Mehta


'''Confronting Bodies:''' India's Hindu Shiv Sena party and Indian censors
'''Confronting Bodies:''' India's Hindu Shiv Sena party and Indian censors


'''Dates of Action:''' December, 1998
'''Dates of Action:''' December, 1998


'''Location:''' New Delhi, Bombay, Surat and Pune, India
'''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. <P>
'''Description of Artwork:''' Mehta's film, ''Fire'' is about a love affair between two sisters-in-law. <P>


'''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.  <P>
'''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.  <P>


'''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. <P>
'''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. <P>


'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99
'''Source:''' Index on Censorship, 1/99

Latest revision as of 19:12, 10 February 2012

Date: 1998

Region: Asia

Subject: Sexual/Gender Orientation, Political/Economic/Social Opinion

Medium: Film Video


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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.

Source: Index on Censorship, 1/99