JU Students Clash over Film Screening; Girls 'Molested'

May 07, 2016 | 10:15 AM | 4 Views
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Jadavpur campus was on a boil on Friday after rival group of students clashed over the screening of Vivek Agnihotri-directed political film Buddha in a Traffic Jam.

The fracas began after the film's screening ended late in the evening, and students from ABVP fought with activists of Left-backed student unions in which a few of them received minor injuries, officials said.

The state-run varsity's alumni association, which runs the Triguna Sen auditorium, had decided to cancel the booking for a pre-release screening of the film in their hall. The producers, however, went ahead with the screening at an open-air space in the campus saying they have support from another group of students. "The students arranged a bed-sheet and turned it into a screen to see my film. Many watched it and realised it's not what they were thinking. It is a realistic film," Agnihotri, who has in the past made films like Hate Story and Goal, told media.

According to reports, some girls were also molested by 'outsiders' and later a complaint was filed against them.

The filmmaker claimed he was manhandled and gheraoed by some students and even the glass pane of his car was left shattered in the commotion.

He wondered why people were scared of the screening of the film which he describes as the boldest political film ever made in India.

"The film, which stars Anupam Kher and Arunoday Singh in important roles, has so far been screened in a number of educational institutes throughout the country. I faced some issues and non-cooperation from some people during the screenings," Agnihotri said. Even as the screening was going on in the evening after classes were over, the agitators carried on with a protest demonstration near the spot.

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