NEW DELHI: India's top court Tuesday dismissed an appeal to delay the release of a Bollywood biopic about Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the opposition says is propaganda, until after India's mega-election.
Congress says the film is flattering of Modi and has slammed the timing of its cinematic release as hundreds of millions of Indians prepare to start voting in a national election this week. But in its ruling, the three-judge bench said"too much of court's time was being wasted on non-issue"."It will be premature for this court to decide since the film is yet to be certified." it said.
Filmmakers postponed the scheduled release from Apr 5 after failing to get a censor's certificate on time."Our film, 'PM Narendra Modi' to release on 11th April 2019. Jai Hind ," he posted on Twitter after the ruling. Voting in the first phase of the Indian election begins the same day.
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