Manipur Gets Freedom Of Watching Films On August 15!

It is known that the Northeastern state of Manipur has been burning for the past few months. We have been seeing tense situations in the state and many heart-wrenching incidents were reported. The heat of the violence even hit the Parliament and we saw heated arguments on the Manipur violence.

Amid this, the Indian state came out of the ban on films on the eve of Independence Day. When the whole nation celebrated Independence Day, the "Uri: The Surgical Strike" movie was screened at a theatre in Churachandpur and the screening saw big crowds.

Media reports say that the screening of the movie was planned by Hmar Students Association (HSA) and it was planned in a bid to oppose the ban on screening Hindi films that was imposed by 'The Revolutionary People's Front' in 2000.

After a long gap of 23 years, a Hindi film was screened in Manipur and people welcomed the screening and people gathered in big numbers for the screening. Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum said that they are showing their love for the country with the film screening.

Reports say that the last movie that was screened in Manipur is Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and a ban on the movies was imposed by the Meitei terror group. After the ban was imposed in 2000, cassettes of the movies were also destroyed.

When so much is happening in the state, people there are said to have got their Independence of watching movies. Moreover, freedom was achieved on August 15. Those who planned the screening said that with this they went to give a strong message that they won't fear anyone. Though a ban on Hindi films was imposed, there is no clarity on the reasons behind this.

Talking about Uri: The Surgical Strike is a war film that is based on the Surgical Strikes carried out by the Indian Para (Special Forces) in response to the 2016 Uri attack. Vicky Kaushal played Major Vihaan Singh Shergill in the film.