Kamal Haasan Vishwaroopam Cut Scenes

Kamal Haasan Vishwaroopam Cut Scenes 

THE Madras High Court on Wednesday reimposed the ban on Kamal Haasan's "Vishwaroopam". escalating problems for the filmmaker who cited the late M F Husain and threatened to leave the country while also agreeing to cuts in scenes that some Muslim groups found objectionable.

As controversy swirled over the Rs 95 crore multilingual espionage thriller, the debate on creative freedom also intensified.

Kamal Haasan. one of southern cinema's most successful stars, said if the ban on his film was noi lifted. he might have to look out for a "secular state" and that can be out of the country.

He also agreed to cuts in the film following objections from the Muslim organisations. "There is no difference between me and my Muslim brothers. It is our duly to lake care of them. There arc four scenes that are being pointed out and I am willing to remove these scenes from the movie." he said.

Stating that he was "fed up", Kamal had said earlier al a press conference: "If there is no secular State in India. I would go overseas. I think Tamil Nadu wants me out. M F Husain had to do it and now Haasan will have to do it. It's tine. What would change is my passport: I would still be an Indian. I have pledged all my property for the film. I have lost my house because of delay in release." "Going by what is happening with me. I'm very likely to seek a secular state or country to release my film, on which I've invested my lifetime's savings, including all my assets."