https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:15:12 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:15:12 +0500 60 https://english.aaj.tv/news/10003712/up-bans-screening-of-jodhaa-akbar <p><IMG SRC="http://www.aaj.tv/gallery/96216_news_image.jpg" class="bd1 bdstand align-left" alt="UP bans screening of Jodhaa Akbar" >Against the backdrop of Rajput community's protests against the film, in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh the government on Saturday banned the screening of Ashutosh Gowarikar's controversial movie Jodhaa Akbar based on the life of the Mughal Emperor.<br /> A Home Department spokesman in Lucknow said the decision to ban the screening of the film, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, had been taken to maintain law and order, the Times of India reported.<br /> Rajput organisation "Kshetriya Mahasabha" had protested the screening of the film on the day it was released in local cinema halls alleging the filmmaker had distorted history, which has hurt their sentiments.</p> <p><Center><b><i>Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2008<b><i><center></p> Against the backdrop of Rajput community's protests against the film, in Indian State of Uttar Pradesh the government on Saturday banned the screening of Ashutosh Gowarikar's controversial movie Jodhaa Akbar based on the life of the Mughal Emperor.
A Home Department spokesman in Lucknow said the decision to ban the screening of the film, starring Aishwarya Rai and Hrithik Roshan, had been taken to maintain law and order, the Times of India reported.
Rajput organisation "Kshetriya Mahasabha" had protested the screening of the film on the day it was released in local cinema halls alleging the filmmaker had distorted history, which has hurt their sentiments.

Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2008

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