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Anti-terror film gets clerics' nod
Ref: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Anti-terror-film-gets-clerics-nod/articleshow/25344778.cms
Mumbai, Maharashtra

A group of clerics has endorsed the soon-to-be released anti-terrorism film Ya Rab. Organized by city-based Markazul Maarif, an educational and religious research institute, the ulema attended a special screening of the film and suggested a few minor changes. However, they appreciated the film's message that terrorists who perpetrate their heinous acts in the name of Islam are actually enemies of the faith.

"The film is timely and important to fight the culture of radicalization. It shows how certain misguided elements seek to hijack the faith but finally it is the genuine followers of the faith who win," said a senior cleric. The idea of showing the film to the clerics came from filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt who fought the battle on the film's behalf to get it certified by the film tribunal.

"We have noted their objections and will remove the same," said producer Mohsin Ali Khan.