‘PK’ poster: PIL against Aamir for posing nude

August 1, 2014

Kanpur, Aug 1: With the buzz created in Bollywood over Aamir Khan’s just released movie poster of ‘PK’ in which the actor poses nude with only a stereo to hide his modesty, a city criminal lawyer has filed a PIL against him and producer and director of the movie for propagating obscenity. aamir pil

The PIL has been filed against Khan, producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra, director Rajkumar Hirani along with all promoters of the film alleging the movie poster to be lascivious and spreading prurient interest. Filed by Kanpur based criminal lawyer Manoj Mishra, the PIL will be heard on August 7 by Justice Gagan Bharti in the city court.

The PIL has been filed under IPC section 292. If proved guilty, the punishment under the section ranges from 5-10 years.

The 48-year-old actor revealed the poster late last night on his Twitter account on Thursday. In the first look, Aamir is seen walking nude on a railway track with a huge radio protecting his modesty. "What do you think guys? Tell me fast... Butterflies in my stomach!," Aamir tweeted.

The 'Dhoom 3' star, who is known for experimenting his looks in the film, appeared nude for the first time in his more than three-decade-old career.

This is the the second time that the Bollywood's perfectionist is teaming up with Hirani after the stupendous success of '3 Idiots'.

'PK', a satire on godmen, also stars Anushka Sharma and Sushant Singh Rajput in prominent roles. It is expected to hit theatres on December 19.

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Oscar winner Alfonso Cuaron to executive produce Marathi movie 'The Disciple'

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August 2,2020

Mumbai, Aug 2: Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuaron has come aboard as an executive producer on filmmaker Chaitanya Tamhane's movie The Disciple. The Marathi feature is set to represent India at the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It will be screened in the Competition section of the prestigious film gala.

The movie, which is Tamhane's follow-up to his National Award-winning feature Court, has also been selected for 2020 Toronto International Film Festival's official line-up.

"I met Chaitanya through a mentorship program where I had the opportunity to watch his very superb debut film, Court I was immediately impressed by his sense of cinema and fearless confidence to tell stories.

"He was part of most of Roma's process and I jumped to the opportunity to be part of the process of his second film The Disciple. I believe Chaitanya is one of the most important new voices of contemporary cinema," Cuaron said in a statement.

Tamhane said he is honoured to have Cuaron aboard the film.

"It’s a bit surreal and an incredible honour for me to have one of the most recognised and acclaimed filmmakers in the world be part of 'The Disciple'. In some ways, this validation from Alfonso Cuaron is even more," he added.

The Disciple, a 127-minute long feature, stars Aditya Modak, Arun Dravid, Sumitra Bhave, and Kiran Yadnyopavit. It has been produced by “Sir” actor Vivek Gomber through his Zoo Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

The Disciple marks Tamhane’s return to Venice after he won the Best Film - Orizzonti and Lion of the Future award for Court in 2014.

Court, a poignant commentary on India's judicial system, also won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 2015 and was India's official entry for the Best Foreign Film at the 2016 Oscars.

Endeavor Content will sell North American rights and New Europe Film Sales boards the film as an international sales agent.

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