Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 24 2010:
On the alleged charge of degrading the physically challenged, the Handicapped Development Foundation today announced a ban on the screening of Manipuri digital film "Thadoi", a Bright Film production, produced and directed by Chand Heisnamba.
The film is currently being screened at Pratap Talkies, Paona Bazar for the last one week.
Today, some volunteers of the Handicapped Development Foundation, Manipur met the manager of the hall this afternoon and urged him not to screen the film any further.
Later, speaking to reporters, general secretary of the foundation Jashowanta observed that several scene of the film amount to belittling the physically challenged people in the society apart from hurting the sentiments of the parents and guardians of people living with disabilities.
In the film many words which were hurtful to the physically challenged were also used.
The film amounts to discouraging the physically challenged in the society.
Till the producer and director cut off the portions which degrade the physically challenged and change the languages used in the film, the ban will stay, he announced.
On the other hand, the producer cum director of the film, Chand Heisnam said that the film was produced with the objective to draw the attention of the society towards the welfare of the handicapped people.
There is no question of disgracing them.
If there is anything unpleasant or degrading is included, he will review the same and edit it.