PANAJI: "Over here (in Goa)....liquor is cheap, and the women are cheaper," are lines that actress
Bipasha Basu
delivers in the trailor of the Bollywood movie Dum Maaro Dum.
Bollywood's portrayal of Goans in bad light continues, but this time it looks like the Goans will not take things lying down.
"If Goa is a small state with a big heart that does not mean Goa is going to be kicked around. The film maker can choose any other place and use any other people as characters for his cheap thrills to fill his pockets. The
Shiv Sena
will just not allow and tolerate using Goa and its people as an advertisement for the sex trade and drugs," says Philip D'Souza of the Shiv Sena.
"Goa has already been sold. Half of the land in Goa, including communidade land has been sold to outsiders including those in the
Bollywood film
industry. Now, stop selling the daughters of Goa. We're going to protect the daughters of Goa, irrespective of caste, creed, colour and political affiliation," he said.
The Shiv Sena has demanded that the chief minister and home minister take note of the issue and make it mandatory for film makers to submit their scripts before a committee, before being allowed to shoot in Goa or make a movie on Goa and its culture. "It is time now that the state government preserves the dignity of Goans, keeping in mind the sentiments of the Goan people in order to avoid a law and order situation," D'Souza said.
Sabina Martins of Bailancho Saad questioned whether the state government is a silent abettor to the portrayal of Goan women.
