슬롯사이트˜They Blackened My Face슬롯사이트™: Hansal Mehta Recounts Brutal Attack by Shiv Sena Supporters Over a Film Amid Kunal Kamra Row 슬롯사이트“ Here슬롯사이트™s What Happened in 2000

After stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra's viral routine mocking figures from the Ambanis to Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde led to Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) followers' vandalism at Mumbai's The Habitat (where Kamra had performed months earlier), filmmaker Hansal Mehta has drawn parallels to his own experience with Shiv Sena (then undivided) violence 25 years ago.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Kunal Kamra Song on Eknath Shinde: Mumbai Police Serve Summons to Stand-Up Comedian in Controversial Remarks Case.

In a detailed X post, Mehta recounted how Shiv Sena loyalists stormed his office, vandalised the premises, and physically assaulted him over a single line of dialogue in his film - despite it having passed censorship with 27 cuts. The director described being humiliated with blackened ink and forced into a public apology where he prostrated before an elderly woman.

While Mehta is known for controversial films like슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Shahid,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Aligarh,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Omerta, and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Faraaz, this incident occurred early in his career during the 2000s. When a social media user mistakenly attributed the attack to슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Shahid슬롯 머신 사이트 추천(his biopic about assassinated lawyer Shahid Azmi), Mehta clarified it involved his second directorial venture,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar.

'Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar'

Released in 2000 after his debut슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Jayate슬롯 머신 사이트 추천(1999), this black comedy starred Manoj Bajpayee, Tabu, and Saurabh Shukla with director Mahesh Bhatt in a cameo. Set in Mumbai, it explored migrant crises, class divides, and urban crime. The full movie is available to watch on YouTube.

Hansal Mehta's Post About the Incident

The 2000 Assault Incident

On November 1, 2000, Koliwada residents (primarily fisherwomen) attacked Mehta슬롯사이트™s Santacruz office over perceived slurs in the film. Despite prior negotiations and Mehta슬롯사이트™s agreement to amend dialogues, the meeting turned violent, with ink thrown at him and his clothes torn 슬롯사이트“ while police stood by, unable to intervene against the women-led mob.

The next day, under police protection and with then-Shiv Sena MLAs Anant Tare and Vinayak Raut present, Mehta publicly apologised, including the symbolic gesture of touching the elder슬롯사이트™s feet.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯사이트˜Hindi Cinema Needs a Reset슬롯사이트™: Hansal Mehta Calls for 슬롯사이트˜Reset슬롯사이트™ in Bollywood To Realign Its Priorities, Urges Investment in Talent Over Stars.

Reflecting later, Mehta criticised India슬롯사이트™s stifling artistic climate:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천"I am disillusioned with the democracy that we so proudly claim to be. I am saddened by the lack of tolerance and artistic freedom. A work of fiction should be treated accordingly. At this rate, one will no longer be able to call a city or country by its name while portraying harsh scenarios.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천I feel that those who were upset should have taken up the matter with the Censor Board as it is the latter's responsibility to safeguard the interests of all. Their role is redundant if their verdict or judgement is set aside. The Censor Board is superfluous in its functioning. But then an individual is easier to attack than an institution."

Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar슬롯 머신 사이트 추천flopped commercially and critically. After a string of forgettable films (like the슬롯 머신 사이트 추천American Pie슬롯 머신 사이트 추천clone슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Ye Kya Ho Raha Hai?), Mehta gained acclaim in 2013 with슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Shahid, which earned Rajkummar Rao a National Award for Best Actor and Mehta Best Director honour.

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