Legendary
painter M F Husain's documentary 'Through the Eyes of Painter' was
screened at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in
Panaji on Wednesday amid heavy security.
Right-wing organisations had threatened to demonstrate outside Kala Academy, where the documentary, a film on late artist's own journey, was screened. Around 150 policemen were posted at the venue to avoid any untoward incident. |
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'Everyone
entering the premises were frisked as security agencies didn't want to
take any chance,' SP (Security) Tony Fernandes said.
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti had demanded that the screening, a tribute to the 95-year-old celebrated painter who died in June, be cancelled. Protesters, who had claimed they would be gathering in large numbers at the venue, did not turn up. The organisers had earlier postponed the screening scheduled for November 27. IFFI Director Shankar Mohan had said they were verifying legal repercussion of screening the movie as cases against the painter were pending in various courts. The festival had witnessed demonstrations in support of Husain after the organisers dropped the initial screening of the documentary. |