India's Daughter - Indian media circulation goes up; so does BBC' S coffers!
I quote below the excerpts of the article written by Yatish Yadav that was published in today's Indian express. The title of the article ran as - 'Deception, Lies Behind Making of India's Daughter' ; I am simply going to quote the boxed points which appeared in the daily; and u be the judge whether the Filmmaker & BBC jointly or along with the Media the 3 of them together are guilty of deception, lies and profit making under the guise of reveling the truth!
I quote below the excerpts of the article written by Yatish Yadav that was published in today's Indian express. The title of the article ran as - 'Deception, Lies Behind Making of India's Daughter' ; I am simply going to quote the boxed points which appeared in the daily; and u be the judge whether the Filmmaker & BBC jointly or along with the Media the 3 of them together are guilty of deception, lies and profit making under the guise of reveling the truth!
A tale
of Tricks of the trade – Indian Express 9th March 2015.
§ THE PRODUCERS DIDN'T TAKE REQUISITE APPROVAL BEFORE TELECAST – Ok
§ FILMMAKERS WERE ASKED NOT TO RELEASE/SCREEN THE DOCUMENTARY TILL IT IS
APPROVED BY THE AUTHORITIES. BUT PREMIER DATE WAS FIXED WITHOUT GETTING THE
NECESSARY PERMISSION. – Ok
§
DID LIESLEE APPLY FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER VISA UNDER PASSPORT (ENTRY INTO INDIA) ACT 1920, AND THE REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS RULES, 1992? – This is where the media starts camouflaging the truth 1. The
author/Indian express could not or deliberately fails/conceals the facts
thereby sowing seeds of doubt among the readers about the character of the
filmmaker!
§
INVESTIGATORS CLAIM THE FILM WAS MADE FOR COMMERCIAL BENEFIT RATHER FOR
SOCIAL STUDY AS ORIGINALLY CLAIMED BY THE FILMMAKER WHILE SEEKING PERMISSION FOR
INTERVIEW – Investigators claim???So the whole point is based on
supposition! Is this again not deception?
§
SHE USED MUKESH SINGH’S BYTE AND NOT OF OTHER CONVICTS – So what? Is not the choice of the film maker? Does any section of the
law prohibit this?
Who is Leslee Udwin?
§ Little
known in India before the India’s daughter controversy, 58 year old Leslee
Udwin produced 2 feature films East is east and its sequel West is west.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Leslee was awarded the London critics
producer of the year award and also won “BAFTA” for best British film. She specializes
in producing feature films and lecturing on film and film production. According
to UK companies Directory, Leslee floated Assassin films in 1992. – Here the paper simply quotes of her LinkedIn published bio data which
any normal filmmaker would possibly do. The paper does not bother to even verify
the veracity of the facts published in her profile page and makes it look as if
she is bluffing! – Is this not a piece of dubious and misguided reporting?
§
The home ministry had alleged
that Lesilee did not clearly indicate the reason behind the Tihar interview and
kept the authorities in the dark. However, Lesilee refuted the charges claiming she followed the
rules – How clever! Taking the higher moral ground by appearing
to be fair and at the same time investigative!
§
Currently Lesilee holds three active appointments – West is West Distribution Ltd, Assassin
Films (the one & only) Limited and Assassin films. Earlier she held
directorship in 5 companies that are no longer active – Does this make her
a liar or a dishonest person?
HOW FOREIGN FILMMAKERS CIRCUMVENT LAW
Months before Home Ministry ordered
probe against Leslee Udwin for violating rules, a look out circular was issued
against 2 French filmmakers for shooting Jarwa tribe for a documentary film in
Oct 2014 without permission. Andaman Police had filed FIR against French
director Alexandre Dererims and producer Claire Beilvert after they came to
know through a feature on Face book, promoting a documentary ‘Organic Jarawa’. –
Does this make all foreign filmmakers devious and
dishonest? What about the late Richard Attenborough (Gandhi) & Danny Boyle (Slum
dog millionaire)
Bottom line – Media creates Hype; Govt in a tizzy, takes the media bait & Bans
the film; BBC seizes the opportunity defies the gag order makes fame and
fortune; Media seizes the opportunity it had created and further sensationalizes it; its circulation and
TRP goes up; the Govt and the Home minister stand red faced before the world for their thoughtless act!
Judge for yourself,
Until Next Time,
Director Haricharan
9/3/2015
Chennai
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