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Nepali film censorship authorities had removed the controversial scene from "Chandni Chowk to China," but many had already seen the unedited version on illegal CDs/DVDs smuggled across the porous border with India.
"We have banned the film from being screened throughout Nepal," said Narayan Prasad Regmi, spokesman of the Information and Communications Ministry.
"Our censor board had struck the controversial comments in the film before approving it for screening. But considering the popular sentiments we have banned it."
At least two demonstrations were organised in Kathmandu after the film opened in theatres on Thursday, with protesters demanding the government ban it.
A narrator in the film, a comedy starring top Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, is heard saying Buddha was born in India.
The Buddha, founder of Buddhism, was born in Lumbini, a rice growing area about 171 km southwest of Kathmandu more than 2,600 years ago.
He later attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya in Bihar. Bollywood films are popular in Nepal, where Hindi is widely spoken.
At least two people were killed and dozens injured in Kathmandu eight years ago in similar protests against a Bollywood actor who was alleged to have said he did not like Nepal. The actor denied the charge.
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This Indian peoples are taking advantage of us. How does Indian people feel when someone says that Mahatma Gandhi was not born in India?So the same things is happening to Nepal.The Lord Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal. This false statement has brought a lot of Nepalese people into street to protest against it.Furthermore, we do not expect such silly mistake if you repeat the consequences will be bad.Many thanks
everyone should be proud of what they have. dont try to give wrong message to the world saying Buddha was born in India. Think by yourself, how does it feels to u Indians if someone says Mahatma gandhi was born in Japan, Sweden or somewhere else.
Who cares. It bores to death and deserves for that reason to be banned everywhere.
I don't see what the problem is here.... Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, Nepal... and "Buddha" was born in Bodh Gaya, India... Siddhartha became Buddha after Enlightenment... These Nepali Maoist idiots need to get there facts right... and all this after these Maoists had removed Indian Pujaris from the Pashupatinath Temple, causing the Shiv temple to be shut down for days...
as being nepali lord budha and mount everest are proud for me if somebody comes and say that does not belong to u i have the right to be angry.when i listen that dialogue in movie .i din watch other part of movie .indian should learn to respect the suvereignity and integrity of othe not only nepal nut also bangladesh pakistan srilanka or bhutan otherwise u people will see consequenses soon so only nepalese are ur well wisher in south asia so learn to respect jai gurkha