Saturday, August 9, 2008

Delete Manoj lookalike scene in "Om Shanti Om": court
MUMBAI: A Mumbai court ruled on Friday that a scene in the film “Om Shanti Om” considered offensive by veteran actor Manoj Kumar must be deleted before the television premiere of the 2007 blockbuster.Kumar, 71, a Bollywood star of the 1960s and 70s, had sought a stay on the telecast of the film over a scene in which his lookalike is thrown out of a cinema hall.The local court passed an interim order that the film could not be shown in any media -- TV, DVD or Internet -- without the scene being deleted.A lawyer for Sony Entertainment Television said "Om Shanti Om" would be screened on the channel on Sunday as planned.

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