Haseena Parkar: Bombay HC refuses to keep release of Shraddha Kapoor film on hold

The Bombay High Court today refused to stay the release of the Shraddha Kapoor starrer movie Haseena Parkar , saying it can’t pass last-minute orders on a film cleared by the censor board. The film named after and based on the life of mob boss Dawood Ibrahim’s sister Haseena Parkar, is slated for release on 22 September.

A city resident filed a PIL in the high court today opposing the film’s release. The petitioner contended that several dialogues in the movie were “anti-national” and that the film made light of a “sensitive issue such as the 1993 blasts in Mumbai”.

“This movie is based on the life of a real person. It tends to glorify an underworld don’s sister. The dialogues shown in the film’s trailer are anti-national and anti-social,” the petitioner claimed.

“Also, the film seeks to provide entertainment through a sensitive issue as the 93 blasts,” he contended. A bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice N M Jamdar, however, questioned why the petitioner chose to approach the court just a day before the film’s release.

The film also stars Siddhanth Kapoor as Dawood and Ankur Bhatia as Ibrahim, Haseena’s husband.