No apology, won't release film in K'taka, says Haasan
Bengaluru, June 4 -- Actor Kamal Haasan told the Karnataka high court on Tuesday he will not release his upcoming film, Thug Life, in the state for now, amid a growing controversy over his recent remarks on the origin of the Kannada language, asserting he had nothing to apologise for.
It came after the high court strongly criticised Haasan for his remarks suggesting that "Kannada was born out of Tamil", saying he had no right to hurt the sentiments of people of Karnataka. The court observed that a "single apology could have resolved the situation". Haasan's counsel, senior advocate Dhyan Chinappa, informed a bench that the actor and his production company had decided to withhold the film's release in the southern state at least until they engage in a "dialogue" with KFCC, which has demanded an apology and barred film's screening.htc...
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