Bhubaneswar: The director and an actor of Odia movie ‘Chhabirani’ attempted suicide in front of Naveen Niwas here on Saturday protesting the apathy of film awards jury towards cinema based on original scripts.
The movie is based on the true story of the sensational gang rape and murder of journalist Chhabirani Mohapatra in 1980.
Director Babi Islam and actor Mitu Mithun alleged that Chhabirani, which is based on an original story, was not recognised by the film’s jury while copied movies like ‘Hope’ and ‘Carry on Jatta’ received State Film Awards. However, on-duty security personnel rescued the two and handed them over to police.
The movie, produced by Manorama Mohapatra, Biren Mohapatra and Budhadev Sahu, was released on November 19, 2019.
Berhampur: A stone weighing 2 kg fell from the ‘Singhadwara Gumuta’ of the Lord Jagannath…
New Delhi: Recent pictures of Space Station Commander Sunita Williams from the International Space Station…
Mumbai: Actress Rupali Ganguly recently filed a Rs 50 crore defamation case against her stepdaughter…
Chennai: Odisha will face Manipur in the semifinals of the 14th Hockey India Senior Men’s…
New Delhi: India will again ask Canada for the extradition of designated Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Singh…
Berhampur: Police have arrested a man from West Bengal for allegedly claiming himself to be…
Mumbai: Carving a niche for himself in Bollywood was not a cakewalk for ‘The Family…
Mumbai: Mukesh Khanna’s Indian superhero series ‘Shaktimaan’ has been making headlines for quite some time…