Published on FRANCE 24 (http://www.france24.com/en)
Rushdie in India for new film screening
By blade
Created 22/01/2013 - 18:39
British author Salman Rushdie said he was "sick and tired" of being called
controversial as he flew in to India for the screening of a new film based on
his iconic novel "Midnight's Children".
The Mumbai-born novelist, whose 1988 book "The Satanic Verses" remains banned
in India for allegedly insulting Islam, said it was groups which enforce bans
on books and artistes that should be branded as controversial instead.
"I don't know why the media calls me a controversial author. It is the
extremist groups who enforce bans on books and artistes who should be called
controversial," Rushdie told the NDTV news channel.
"I hope better sense prevails," added the Booker prize-winning writer, who was
flanked by the film's director Deepa Mehta on the TV show.
The movie, set in post-independence India, would be shown on January 31 to a
select audience including the director and author's friends in Mumbai, local
media reports said.
"A day after the special screening, the author will host an intimate dinner for
select members of the film's cast and crew," The Times of India newspaper
reported.
Rushdie, whose visit was shrouded in secrecy for security reasons, spent a
decade in hiding after Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
issued a fatwa in 1989 calling for his death.
Last year, Rushdie was forced to withdraw from a literary festival in the
northwestern city of Jaipur in January after death threats and angry protests
from Islamists.
But he visited the country two months later and launched a stout defence of
freedom of expression.
AFP
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