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A petition has been filed before the Delhi High court seeking to withhold the release of the movie “The Conversion” and to remove its Trailer till it is reviewed/scrutinized and censored by the appropriate authorities.

The petition filed by All India Practising lawyers Council through Adil Sharfuddin and Ubaid Ul Hasan has alleged that the movie sensitively explores the dilemma of religious conversions that happens during love marriages in India.

The petitioner Council has submitted that on August 12, 2021, an official trailer of the movie was released on YouTube on Nostrum Entertainment hub on its YouTube channel. The said YouTube channel has more than 39,000 subscribers and the official trailer has 31 lakh views from the date of release till present.

It has been alleged that the trailer of the Movie specifically depicts towards the biased and communal content in the movie in question. It has been submitted that the trailer indicates that the movie has the potential of communal polarization amidst the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Elections since the background of the movie has been set out in Benaras UP.

The petitioners have submitted that the Video of the trailer has received 7300 comments and an analysis of the comments reveals that they are appreciative of the Trailer and already catalyzing the Hindu Sentiments in a negative manner.

The petitioner has stated that a representation was made before the Ministrty of Infromation and Broadcasting and also to Youtube for taking down the movie, however no response has been received by the petitioners till date.

The matter will be heard next week by the Division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh.

Case Title: All India Practising Lawyers Council vs UOI