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Winds of change

Updated on: 19 February,2010 08:48 AM IST |
Rajeev Tyagi |

Set against the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Hawayein, was banned by the then Congress government in Delhi and Punjab in 2003

Winds of change

Set against the backdrop of 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Hawayein, was banned by the then Congress government in Delhi and Punjab in 2003. But, with the cases of riots back in contention, the controversial film has hit the sales counters once again, though clandestinely.u00a0

CDs of the movie are now being sold at double the price at Rs 70. Shopkeepers said sales have picked up after

the Delhi High Court refused to give interim relief to Sajjan Kumar, facing arrest in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.

The movie was released in August 2003, nearly 19 years after Operation Bluestar and the assassination of Indira Gandhi. Ammtoje Mann played an important part in the film asu00a0 writer, director and lead actor.

Mann says, "The objective of the movie was not to make money but to expose the main culprits. I met several victims and wanted to help them out. I was unaware that sales have picked up but I would not pitch in to remove the ban."
The ban was imposed in Delhi and Punjab within a week of its release.

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