The blockbuster film ‘Hawa’ has been faced with controversy as the Forest Department claims that a scene in the movie is a violation of the Wildlife Act, 2012.
A scene in the movie shows a caged common Myna, locally known as Shalik, which officials of the department’s Wildlife Crime Control Unit say sends the wrong message to the viewers.
On Thursday, a four-member team of the unit went to watch the much-acclaimed movie at the Star Cineplex in Bashundhara City Shopping Mall.
Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation Officer Rathindra Kumar Biswas told the media: “The Forest Department will file a report based on the film. Then the authorities will decide if a case will be filed.”
He said that showing the bird continuously caged in the film gives out the message that these birds can be kept in cages.
Meanwhile, Mejbaur Rahman Sumon, the director of the film said that he has not received any official complaints.
The aforementioned scene was also criticized by environmentalists. Expressing concern, 33 environmental organizations called for the scene to be removed.