Fire (film)

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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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