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Sharad Pawar-led NCP demands dubbing, re-release of film ‘Ramayana’ in Marathi language

Mumbai, Nov 14 (UNI) Senior Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Babasaheb Patil released a letter written to Prime Focus, which produced the film ‘Ramayana’, here on Saturday, demanding that
the film must be dubbed in Marathi language and re-released in theatres across Maharashtra so
that Marathi-speaking audiences are not deprived from watching the film in their own mother tongue.

In his letter written to Namit Malhotra, who is the founder and Chairman of Mumbai-based visual effects and film production company Prime Focus Limited, Babasaheb Patil, whos heads the NCP’s Film and Cultural Department in Maharashtra, has written to producer Namit Malhotra, urging him to address the exclusion of a Marathi language version of the film ‘Ramayana’.
It has been reported that in order to make the film accessible and appealing to audiences across the globe, ‘Ramayana’ has been dubbed in nearly 40 languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, besides Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Patil stated in his letter to Malhotra that the Marathi language has a nearly 1,000-year literary and cultural legacy and it has been recognised as a 'classical language' by the government of India.
In his letter, Patil stated that leaving out a Marathi language version of a major cinematic project rooted in Indian mythology is unfortunate and fails to give the Marathi language the recognition it deserved, especially since the film has been dubbed in other Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam.
Patil’s letter to Malhotra pointed out that Maharashtra is one of the largest film theatrical markets in India, adding that the Marathi-speaking audience across the state must also get the opportunity to watch the film in their mother tongue.
Clarifying his position, the NCP leader stated in his letter to Malhotra that his demand for a Marathi language dubbing is not against any other language.
Patil stated in his letter that the issue was merely one of giving equal respect and opportunity to Marathi-speaking viewers to watch the film in their mother tongue.
However, the producers of the film have not responded to the demand made by Sharad Pawar-led NCP leader Babasaheb Patil. So far, no announcement has been made regarding whether a Marathi-dubbed version or a separate theatrical release in Marathi will be considered for Maharashtra.
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