'Kurbaan' opens to rousing response
Mumbai | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
 

The much awaited Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer ''Kurbaan'', mired by controversies and a court case, opened to a rousing response across the world today. The film, which has close to Rs 50 crore riding on it, is one of the biggest ever releases with 1,300 physical prints and 800 digital ones.

The first hurdle for the movie, produced by Karan Johar, was opposition by Shiv Sena activists, who tore its posters alleging obscene scenes of Kareena. The activists also draped saree over a massive poster of the actress.

Later, a petition was filed in the Bombay High Court by city-based social activist Mohammed Ali Dedwani on November 18, seeking deletion of two of its songs ''Shukran Allah Wallah....'' and ''La Fatah Illah...'' finding them obscene and hurting the sentiments of Muslim community.

However, the High Court allowed the film's released without deletion of the songs. The film is about a professor, role played by Kareena, who marries another lecturer Saif Ali Khan and settles in the US only to discover that he is actually a mastermind terrorist who is trying to hijack and bomb an airplane.

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