The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday urged filmmakers to stay away from religious texts and not make movies about them as it heard petitions seeking a ban on the film Adipurush. The court directed the Information and Broadcasting Ministry and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to submit personal affidavits in response to pleas seeking the ban.
“Aap logo ko Quran, Bible ko bhi nahin touch karna chahiye. Main yeh clear kar dun ki kisi ek dharm ko mat touch kariey. Aap log kisi bhi dharm ke baare me galat tarah se mat dikhaye. Court ka koi religion nahin hai (You must not touch the Quran or the Bible. Let me clarify that you must not touch any religion. Please don't show religions in the wrong light. The court has no religion),” a bench of Justice Rajesh Singh Chauhan and Shree Prakash Singh said.
"Filmmakers only want to mint money," Justice Chauhan orally remarked before suggesting that even a short documentary on the Quran depicting the wrongs would cause a massive stir.