The brutal gang-rape and murder of a young veterinarian from Hyderabad had led to national outrage in November 2019. Now, the victim Disha’s family has gathered at RGV’s office at Jubilee Hills on Sunday afternoon to protest against the release of the film.
The family had earlier moved the Telangana High Court seeking that the release of the film be restrained and also sought a ban on the film, which is scheduled to be released on November 26.
Disha’s parents said RGV did not take their consent for making a movie, while Ram Gopal Varma contended that the movie is a fictional movie based on real incidents and that he doesn’t need anyone’s permission. Taking to his Twitter handle, RGV wrote, “With regard to speculations on DISHA ENCOUNTER film I once again want to clarify that it’s a fictional story based upon many cases from Nirbhaya rape onwards”
However, the trailer of the movie mirrors the incidents reported on the day the veterinarian was brutally gangraped & murdered.
Talking to the media, Disha’s father said, “He has not approached us regarding the movie or taken our permission for making a film based on what happened to her. How can he make such a film without taking our view into account? He put out a horrendous trailer on YouTube for the same, who is responsible for everything our family is now going through again? It has not even been a year and we are trying to move on for the sake of our other daughter. All he’s doing is trying to make money off our pain.”
According to reports, Ram Gopal Varma’s movie titled ‘Disha encounter’ supposedly based on the circumstances surrounding the gangrape and murder of the Hyderabad veterinarian in 2019 and the following alleged encounter of the four accused in the case. The trailer of the movie was released on September 25.