Madras Cafe will not be released in the UK after protests.
The film stars John Abraham as an Indian Army Intelligence Agent sent to Sri Lanka to break a resolute rebel group. Viacom18 Motion Pictures and JA Entertainment released a statement saying: ‘We have made a realistic film without been frivolous and over sensationalising anything as we believe that the Indian audiences are now looking for credible and realistic cinema.
"We have told a story, it’s our right of creative expression, we have worked hard to make this film. We only urge people to see the film without being biased and judge it on its merit and not politicize a creative product.’ The scenes in London mirror similar protests by pro-Tamil groups in Canada and in Chennai, South India, where demonstrators called for the film to be banned. Earlier this week, the film was fully cleared for screening globally, as well as in India by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) .
The point of contention stems from claims by Tamil groups that the film portrays the LTTE as a terrorist organisation.
Its release has been met by some positive comments from Bollywood’s A-listers, film critics, authors,and dignitaries from the socio-political fraternity alike.
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