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Ram-Leela Deepika, Ranveer face arrest warrant
A local court on Friday issued arrest warrants against 'Goliyon ki Raasleela Ram-Leela' director and producer, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, as well as its lead actors: Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra. Warrants were also issued against another producer, Kishore Lulla, and the musicians and lyricists of the movie. The reason was in connection with a case alleging that a few scenes in the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) P Singh directed Mumbai Police Commissioner to arrest the persons concerned and produce them at his court on June 4th. These warrants were issued based on a case filed under various sections of the IPC by advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha in November, 2013. It alleged that few scenes in the movie hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.
Earlier, the Madhya Pradesh high court had stopped the release of the film until November 22nd, 2013 but it was released on November 12th itself. The court had also ordered that its name be changed, since the term Ram Leela is associated with Lord Ram. The films itself, is neither related to folklore and traditional performances nor related to Rasleela, associated with Lord Krishna. Ram, the character in said film, does not depict or resemble Lord Ram in any manner.
