Punjabi film ‘The Mastermind Jinda-Sukha’ is in troubled waters once again. Just two days ahead of movie release on September 11, the movie has been banned by Indian Censor Board.
The Censor Board today banned Punjabi film “The Mastermind: Jinda Sukha” after objections were raised by the Union Home Ministry on its release on the grounds that it glorified the acts of the killers of General AS Vaidya who was the Army Chief during Operation Bluestar in 1984.
The ban clamped on the Indian release of the film based on the life of Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha — who assassinated General Vaidya in 1986 — notwithstanding, the producers will go ahead with its release abroad as scheduled on September 11.
The film was given a certificate for public screening in July. But after receiving fresh inputs from security agencies about the unrest that the flagrant content of the film can instigate, the Central Board of Film Certification has reconsidered its decision to ban the film.
The director of the film Sukhjinder Singh is in Mumbai for negotiations with CBFC.
It is to be noticed that the movie will still be released in other 11 countries worldwide include Australia.
Earlier Punjabi film ‘Kaum De Heere‘ was declined a certificate by the censor for glorifying the assassins of former PM Indira Gandhi.