PM Modi biopic row: SC refuses urgent hearing seeking stay on film

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused urgent hearing in the PM Modi biopic row. The apex court refused to hear an urgent hearing of a fresh plea that sought a stay on the release of the biopic based on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The film that was earlier scheduled to release on April 5.

Earlier on Thursday, the apex court had agreed to hear the case on Monday. Sandip Ssingh, the movie's creative director and singer, had tweeted that the biopic's release had been postponed indefinitely.

"This is to confirm, our film 'PM Narendra Modi' is not releasing on April 5. Will update soon," Ssingh, who is also known to have come up with the story idea for the film, wrote in his tweet.



The biopic, which has Vivek Oberoi playing Modi, has been making headlines as the release date neared. The Opposition hit out at the Government and questioned the timing of the film, coming in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. The first phase of polling begins on April 11.

However, on Thursday night, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Prasoon Joshi had said that the film body was still assessing the film, and had not yet passed a certificate.

"Since there are a lot of queries around the certification of the film, would like to give a clear picture. The film is going through the due process of examination and certification according to the requisite guidelines and is yet to be certified as the process is not complete at this point," Joshi said in a statement.