Article I wrote.. Is Banning PK the Answer? Is it misuse of Freedom of speech under Article 19? From the Peshawar killings to the religious conversions at home, religion is being used as a tool to instigate violence and oppress the minorities. The film PK exposes the manipulations of organized religion and it does that exceedingly well. It unmasks the hypocrisies inherent in the idea of religion, unlayering it only to discover there is no true essence of religion. Religion has become the centre of heated discussions where anyone who attempts to pull the curtains off religious orthodoxy is seen as anti-Hindu. One must consider that the movie attacks all blind faith irrespective of religion – conversions by Christian missionaries, and fatwas against education of girls by Islamic fundamentalists. It highlights the irrelevance of certain customs associated with each religion. PK raises questions that make you think – the wide eyed alien PK (Aamir) questions everything, challenges the foundation of every concept you believed was unshakable. Another allegation against the movie has been that it mocks Godmen and certain Hindu Gods. What the movie propagates instead is that God exists, Godmen shouldn’t. PK doesn’t question God and his existence but he does strongly condemn the farce marketed by the Godmen. In light of the recent Rampal and Asaram issues, the attack becomes even more interesting. These self proclaimed messengers of God find a sharp critique in the image of the“tapasviji” in PK. In my opinion Movies are supposed to be reflection of society and it can not be considered as violation of article19 simply because it questions the very illogical faith of society. Therefore not only attempt to ban such movies must be stopped but as a citizen we must encourage rational thinking depicted by PK. Jai Hind. Swapnil Wankhade
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:58:36 +0000