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censorship references[edit]

It would be good to backup & flesh out censorship claims. Example quotes could be:

We proved to the censors that everything -- every point of confrontation, every dialogue -- shown was historically accurate. ^[1]
The inordinate delay in the attempt to get the film screened in Tamil Nadu raises some questions. How was it that either the government enterprise, NFDC, or central and State government authorities did not take any serious initiative for such a long period to provide access to the film for the people of a progressive State, which accounts for the third largest presence of Dalits in the country, for whose rights Dr Ambedkar fought all his life and for whom it could have been an inspiring experience? ^[2]
Given today's volatile caste politics, were there any external pressures to hijack the film's agenda or any trouble with the censors? "None at all," he shrugs. And how does the film deal with the differences between Mahatma Gandhi and Ambedkar on critical issues, like the ways in which to emancipate the Dalits and Partition? Patel sidesteps the question with eel-like grace, saying, "They had differences, but they respected each other nonetheless-and both of them compromised.^[3] - I recognise this is more of a suggestion than hard evidence.

--Moaltmann (talk) 16:43, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy regarding delay/not publishing film in multiple Indian languages[edit]

The film has been released originally in English and Hindi^[1] but also promised in five further languages which are delayed.

May 24 2010 [...] In a significant intervention, the First Bench of the Madras High Court directed the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on May 18 “to take all possible steps to release at an early date the Tamil version of its English film, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, released in 1998. [...] The orders, when acted upon, will hopefully bring to an end the long wait of film-lovers in Tamil Nadu, particularly those working in the fields of human rights and social justice, besides large sections of the general public, including Dalits, to watch the acclaimed film. ^[1]
The English and Hindi versions are the main versions. We shot them simultaneously. Apart from these two versions, there are five other language dubs -- Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, etcetera. We are keen that this film should reach every corner of India and that is why we have made so many versions. ^[1]
More versions are planned in Hindi and seven Indian languages. ^[3]

--Moaltmann (talk) 17:13, 12 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nandy, Pritish. "Jabbar Patel on his latest film, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar". rediff.com. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ Viswanathan, S. "Ambedkar film: better late than never". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Shedde, Meenakshi. "The audience for a film on Ambedkar is assured". Times Of India. Retrieved 12 December 2012. Cite error: The named reference "timesofindia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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[rediff-1] Nandy, Pritish. "Jabbar Patel on his latest film, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar". rediff.com. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[thehindu-2] Viswanathan, S. "Ambedkar film: better late than never". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

[timesofindia-3] Shedde, Meenakshi. "The audience for a film on Ambedkar is assured". Times Of India. Retrieved 12 December 2012. Cite error: The named reference "timesofindia" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

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