Al-Risalah, the first Hollywood movie on Islam, which has been dubbed in Urdu [Hindustani] and released in India, has been taken off theatres in Hyderabad.
Following this, the screening of the movie in Kolkata was also stopped.
Director, Moustapha Akkad directed the film that has songs composed by AR Rahman.
The song in this movie, 'Marhaba Mustafa' has already got quite popular among the masses.
The movie was originally made in Arabic and English, and has recently been dubbed.
The lyrics and dialogues were transcreated and translated by Hasan Kamal. Of course, Prophet (SAW) has not been depicted on the screen.
No prize for guessing about the Hyderabad ban though: Majlis had protested the screening.
No prize for guessing about the Hyderabad ban though: Majlis had protested the screening.
When questioned that when Muslims in many other countries were watching the movie and clergy had okayed it, an AIMIM leader said that "the party will still not let the movie run in the City".
The Indian distributors must have suffered loss as the movie is getting banned in one city after the other. However, they hope to earn through VCD that has more songs including Arabic ones and sermons. The reviews suggest that this movie, funded by Muammar Gaddafi, had been praised in Arab world and the West alike.
The Indian distributors must have suffered loss as the movie is getting banned in one city after the other. However, they hope to earn through VCD that has more songs including Arabic ones and sermons. The reviews suggest that this movie, funded by Muammar Gaddafi, had been praised in Arab world and the West alike.
