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Mangal Pandey was never married, court informed

`Prove or withdraw offending scenes'

New Delhi: The legendry freedom fighter Mangal Pandey was never married and the onus of proving that he had married a prostitute now rested with the film's producer and director, it was argued in the Delhi High Court on Monday.

Resuming arguments on the controversial Aamir Khan starrer film `Mangal Pandey -- The Rising', counsel for the petitioners alleged the film had portrayed the martyr in a demeaning manner by introducing scenes to suggest that he had married a prostitute called `Heera'. Raghunath Pandey and others claiming to be the `descendants' of the martyr had filed a petition in the High Court alleging that scenes introduced in the movie tended to project Mangal Pandey in a very bad light. It was contended that there was no historical evidence to suggest that Mangal Pandey was married or had any intimacy with the said prostitute. If the film's producer had evidence then the same must be produced in the court, or the offending scenes be withdrawn, the counsel urged. -- PTI

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