Two Nepal Cities Ban All Hindi Films Including 'Adipurush' Over Mention Of Sita As "India's Daughter"

On Monday (19 June), authorities in the Nepal capital Kathmandu and tourist town Pokhara banned all Hindi films, including Adipurush, due to the controversy surrounding its dialogues, in particular the reference to Sita as "India's daughter."

To ensure that no Hindi films were screened, police personnel were deployed across 17 halls in Kathmandu. The film at the centre of the row was Adipurush, which retells the story of the Ramayana and is directed by Om Raut, with Prabhas and Kriti Sanon in the lead roles.

Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah announced on Sunday (18 June) that no Hindi films would be allowed to run in Kathmandu Metropolitan City until the dialogue "Janaki is a daughter of India" in Adipurush was removed.

This was not only to be done in Nepal but also in India.

Shukla, who wrote the Hindi dialogues and songs for the multilingual saga, stated that the amended lines would be incorporated into the film by the end of the week.

In accordance with the mayor's instructions, Raju Pandey, the Police chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan City, led a police inspection of the city's cinema halls on Sunday. "We received a positive response during Sunday's inspection, and we will now be monitoring all cinema halls from Monday morning," Pandey said.