Makers Of ‘Ganja Shankar’ Told To Change The Film’s Title – FilmyVoice
The Telangana State Anti-Narcotic Bureau (TSNAB) has directed the makers of upcoming Telugu film ‘Ganja Shankar’ to vary its title by omitting Ganja (hashish) from it. With regard to the movie’s title and the trailer uploaded on YouTube, TSNAB has instructed actor Sai Dharam Tej, producer and director of the movie that if any objectionable scenes in reference to Ganja/narcotics and psychotropic substances are included, authorized motion shall be initiated towards them below NDPS Act.
TSNAB Director Sandeep Shandilya issued notices to actor Dharam Tej, who performs the principle character within the film, producer S. Nagavamshi and director Sampath Nandi.
TSNAB believes that the movie’s title and the scenes included within the trailer appear to be glorifying drug consumption and gross sales, thus probably violating NDPS Act.
“We imagine that the film ‘Ganja Shankar’ probably inciting or abetting the crime of narcotics consumption, is inviting penal penalties to the film makers,” reads the discover.
The TSNAB Director requested the actor and makers to chorus from depicting any scenes the place consumption, sale, peddling and provide of narcotic Ganja is glorified and proven as a heroic act, and to abstain from propagating such practices which have deleterious results on the younger era,
Referring to the trailer, the discover mentions that the leafy greens enterprise executed by the protagonist is Ganja. Underneath Part 8 of NDPS Act, no particular person shall domesticate the opium poppy or any hashish plant. It additionally refers to part 29 which gives for punishment for abatment and prison conspiracy.
The Director talked about that the federal government of Telangana is taking all steps to curb the menace of medication, particularly among the many college students and youth. “In your film, depicting the protagonist as Ganja enterprise man and glorifying his acts, and the title itself ‘Ganja Shankar’ will create a destructive influence on the viewers, particularly college students and youth,” he mentioned.
