KOCHI: The High Court has upheld several changes suggested by the Censor Board in the movie Haal. The words Dhwaja pranamam, domestic enemies, Ganapathivattom, and 'sangam kaval undu' should be removed. The deletion of the scene where beef biriyani is eaten, deletion of dialogues that demean certain cultural organisations and blurring of 'rakhi', among other changes suggested by the Censor Board, were upheld by the High Court.

Meanwhile, the court observed that the theme of the film is in line with constitutional values. “While proceeding to decide the lis, this Court has to bear in mind that every societal issue, be they economic policy, social justice or governance, must be viewed through the prism of constitutional values and refracted through the foundational principles of justice, li

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