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And, to ensure against the distortion of history and national heroes in future, the Parliamentarian has also suggested the promulgation of an ordinance to empower the Government with the power to stop exhibition of historical films if found deviating from facts. In a letter to the Prime Minister -- copies of which were also sent to the Home Minister and the Information & Broadcasting Minister — Mr. Singhal urged the Government to stop the exhibition of the five films that were being/had been made on Shaheed Bhagat Singh till the authenticity of every fact included in them had been verified by a committee of experts. While Mr. Singhal has included only objectionable references in two of the five Bhagat Singh films — `The Legend of Bhagat Singh' by Raj Kumar Santoshi and `23rd March 1931 Shaheed' — in his letter to the Prime Minister, he felt that all efforts to showcase his life on celluloid ought to be put through a scanner.
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