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No apology, won't release film in Karnataka: Haasan
Hindustan Times
|June 04, 2025
Actor Kamal Haasan told the Karnataka high court on Tuesday he will not release his upcoming film, Thug Life, in the state for now, amid a growing controversy over his recent remarks on the origin of the Kannada language, asserting he had nothing to apologise for.
BENGALURU: Actor Kamal Haasan told the Karnataka high court on Tuesday he will not release his upcoming film, Thug Life, in the state for now, amid a growing controversy over his recent remarks on the origin of the Kannada language, asserting he had nothing to apologise for.
It came after the high court strongly criticised Haasan for his remarks suggesting that "Kannada was born out of Tamil", saying he might be a big star but he had no right to hurt the sentiments of the people of Karnataka. The court observed that a "single apology could have resolved the situation".
Haasan's counsel, senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa, informed a bench of justice M Nagaprasanna that the actor and his production company, Raajkamal Films International, had decided to withhold the film's release in the southern state at least until they engage in a "dialogue" with the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), which has demanded an apology and barred the film's screening.
This story is from the June 04, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times.
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