After the film ‘The Kerala Story’, another attempt has been made to hurt the sentiments of Muslims by making yet another controversial film ‘Farhana’. The film’s trailer shows a burqa-clad woman involved in a sex chat from a call center.
The gist of the story is that Farhana is a young married Muslim woman who defies her conservative father and starts working in a call center to support her family. She was transferred to a new department in her office with better benefits until she realized that she has been brought into a phone sex chat industry.
She is shocked and distressed to do such a thing but eventually prefers to work because of her financial situation at home. There she strikes up an unlikely friendship with one of the call center workers and gradually develops a bond with those who are willing to spend time with her.
The movie ‘Farhana’ is surrounded by controversies.
Meanwhile, the filmmakers have issued a press release saying that “Farhana” is not against any religion or community. It has been duly censored by the government. This film is produced by Dream Warrior Pictures. It is directed by Nelson Venkatesh. It stars Aishwarya Rajesh as the main character. The film is set in Triplicane, a Muslim-majority area of Chennai, which is the oldest Muslim settlement.
Indian National League (INL) has termed the film “anti-Islamic” and alleged that it portrays the Muslim community in a particular way. INL leader J. Abdul Rahim filed a complaint against the film with the Chennai Police Commissioner demanding to ban the film.
Seeing the intense anger of Muslims, Police Commissioner Shankar Jewal had to deploy a large number of police force outside the house of actress Aishwarya Rajesh, who played the role of Farhana in the film.
MH Jawaharullah, the leader of, Muslim Munitra Kazhagam, opposed the film saying that the film ‘Farhana’ is an insult not only to Muslim women but to the entire women of the country.
There were also protests against the film in view of which some theaters in Tamil Nadu were closed.
