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Gunday in trouble, Bangladesh protests against manipulating facts in the film (see pics)

Dhaka: Bangladesh today protested to India about the "distortion" of historical facts regarding the 1971 Liberation War in the new Indian film "Gunday" and requested authorities to stop its screening. "The Government of Bangladesh has also




The film, released on February 14, mentions in an opening narration that "Bangladesh is born as Pakistan surrenders on December 16 at the end of the Indo-Pak War". According to viewers, the film apparently indicated that Bangladeshis were involved in crimes like arms smuggling while there were insinuations that they preferred identifying themselves as Indians.

The issue was in focus on social networks with Bangladeshis, mostly youths, expressing their annoyance and condemnation for the film's contents.