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It’s a well known fact that Imran Khan starrer Delhi Belly is making records in the box office. But as we all know, along with fame comes trouble too. Delhi Belly has more than one controversy linked to it and here are a few to name:

Aamir Khan has been summoned by the court due to a minor level filmmaker and an event manager. He has filed a case against Aamir for displaying obscene scenes in the movie Delhi Belly that hit the screens last week.

On July 8^th Farah Ayaz Ghani filed a complaint in the suburban court of Bandra against Ronnie Screwvala, Abhinay Deo (director of the movie), Akshat Verma (writer), Aamir and his better half Kiran Rao. The complaint falls under more than one section of IPC.  The aforementioned members of the film have been charged for obsecinity under section 292 and under the section 295 for deliberately hurting the feelings of a specific religion through insult.  July 27^th has been decided as the day for recording the complaint statement, informed her lawyer Prashant Pansare. Gahni has alleged that foul and vulgar language has been used throughout the movie and the hero of the film is seen in a kissing scene with the heroine while both were attired in ‘Burkha’.  It is believed that this is bound to hurt the religious feelings of a minority community as wearing the holy attire doesn’t permit such acts.

Another major opposition the film is facing is from the Nationalist Congress Party. The activist protested vigorously outside two cinema theatres on Monday because of the objectionable and vulgar content displayed in the movie. The afternoon shows were cancelled by the management due to the protests. With Prakash Gaondi and Anil Pharat in the lead, the protest was led with about 50 angry activists from NCP.  They created havoc in front of Parvati and Padma halls when the afternoon shows had begun.  Apart from tearing the banners, posters and shouting slogans, threats were delivered to barge into the hall unless the show was cancelled.  Police informed that about 20 NCP members at the protests were detained and the theatre had been provided with additional security. A police officer from the police station of Laxmipuri, Kolhapur revealed that the party members had warned the management on Sunday regarding the protest and asked them to cancel the shows.

It’s quite common that movies that are produced by big banners face such opposition from the public and political parties. Another common phenomenon in the glamour world is actors acting pricey after their movie makes it big. Delhi Belly is no exception to this phenomenon too. It looks as though success has fed its poison to actor Vijay Raaz. He opted out of a new movie even before the shooting started. Sources informed that the actor was not content with his role in Anand Kumar’s Zilla Ghaziabad after the success of Delhi Belly. While the director is fuming and accusing Vijay for letting success get to his head, Vijay has clarified that there have been problems with the dates. Now there is no chance to know on whose lies the truth, is there?

The Greek debt monster has raised its head once more to wreck havoc in markets across the globe. Indian markets too suffered on account of this. However, India’s strong economic growth coupled with domestically-funded fiscal deficit may provide the country ample cushion to escape unhurt, in case the European fiscal crisis worsens, says a report from Citigroup.

The report elaborates, “Although India, with a fiscal deficit forecast at 8.5% in 2010, may seem vulnerable to any worsening of the European fiscal crisis, its strong growth trajectory should ensure that its debt dynamics remain stable, while its deficit is primarily domestically-funded.”

The European fiscal crisis is happening as a result of heavy borrowings by the governments of countries such as Greece, Portugal and Spain. As the borrowings are international and not restricted to the concerned countries, the crisis is affecting economies all over the world. Experts opine that economies with high deficits are the most susceptible to the crisis.

India’s fiscal deficit is a matter of concern with the forecast for 2010 pegged at 8.5%. However, the country’s deficit is basically domestically-generated and hence may not add fuel to the crisis.

The report classifies economies as ‘overweight’ or ‘neutral’ in terms of the European crisis. Among the 22 economies covered by the report, India is in the ‘neutral’ category along with China, Chile, Mexico and South Africa. The ‘overweight’ economies are Taiwan, South Korea, Russia, Brazil, Turkey and Thailand.

However, Indian economy may not escape unhurt altogether. There is bound to be some impact. The affected will be companies having trade relations with countries in the European zone. One of the major fallouts will be fluctuations in currencies.