MUMBAI: Enough is enough, UTV Motion Pictures has declared. Following the ban on the screening of Jodhaa Akbar in the state, the film's producer has moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court to get the order revoked.

"We will take the matter to the Supreme Court, if need be. The authorities cannot let a small group of individuals dictate what is or is not acceptable for the consumption of the general public," said UTV Motion Pictures director Siddharth Roy Kapur.

According to UTV, the entire film industry, including producers, distributors and exhibitors are up in arms against this state government order. The MP exhibitors association has threatened to go on an indefinite strike if this arbitrary ruling is not reversed, UTV says.

"The censor board has passed Jodhaa Akbar without any cuts and the onus is now on the respective authorities to ensure the film is screened across the country without disruption. If we allow our creative freedom to be dictated by every potentially aggrieved party, then I am afraid we will not have a vibrant and creative industry in the future. We will fight this till the end," adds Kapur.

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