Controversial issues surrounding Master (2021 film) (original) (raw)
The 2021 Indian film Master was subjected to several controversial issues, firstly being the disruption of film shooting due to an income tax raid in lead actor Vijay's residence and protests by Bharatiya Janata Party. The film which had a delayed release of 13 January 2021 due to COVID-19 lockdown, was initially planned to be released in 100% seating capacity in theatres with forthcoming other Tamil films by the Government of Tamil Nadu, following Vijay's personal request to the then chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. After backlash from doctors and social activists, followed by the Central Government's decision against full occupancy in theatres, this move was revoked immediately and eventually released in 50% seating occupancy. Later, few scenes from the film were pirated by anonym
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| dbo:abstract | The 2021 Indian film Master was subjected to several controversial issues, firstly being the disruption of film shooting due to an income tax raid in lead actor Vijay's residence and protests by Bharatiya Janata Party. The film which had a delayed release of 13 January 2021 due to COVID-19 lockdown, was initially planned to be released in 100% seating capacity in theatres with forthcoming other Tamil films by the Government of Tamil Nadu, following Vijay's personal request to the then chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. After backlash from doctors and social activists, followed by the Central Government's decision against full occupancy in theatres, this move was revoked immediately and eventually released in 50% seating occupancy. Later, few scenes from the film were pirated by anonymous peoples before the theatrical release. Soon after its theatrical run, the film was made available on the streaming portal Amazon Prime Video, 16 days after theatrical release (29 January 2021), leading to criticism from theatre owners and exhibitors. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The 2021 Indian film Master was subjected to several controversial issues, firstly being the disruption of film shooting due to an income tax raid in lead actor Vijay's residence and protests by Bharatiya Janata Party. The film which had a delayed release of 13 January 2021 due to COVID-19 lockdown, was initially planned to be released in 100% seating capacity in theatres with forthcoming other Tamil films by the Government of Tamil Nadu, following Vijay's personal request to the then chief minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami. After backlash from doctors and social activists, followed by the Central Government's decision against full occupancy in theatres, this move was revoked immediately and eventually released in 50% seating occupancy. Later, few scenes from the film were pirated by anonym (en) |
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