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Hotel Mumbai Fictional account of the Mumbai terrorist attacks of 26/11, specifically the Taj Mahal Palace headquarters and Tower Hotels, which was one of eight new original films for the Indian market presented in the content of Netflix " See Next Steps: Asia " in Singapore last November was removed from its menu, reports The Hindu.
Australian-American Production Directed by Anthony Maras at Dev Patel , Anupam Kher, Armie Hammer and Nazanin Boniadi playing leading roles.
The report suggested rumors that the move would be in the current context of Indo-Pakistani relations. The Hindu quoted industry sources as saying that this had nothing to do with the diplomatic situation and was due to a dispute in which Netflix was involved.
More Holdings, a Dubai-based company, reportedly asked the Bombay High Court to restore its rights and prevent Netflix from showing the film. More Holdings claimed to have obtained the rights to broadcast the film in the SAARC countries. The company claims to have purchased the Indian rights to the film from Xeitgeist Entertainment, based in Singapore and Australia.
More Holdings further alleges that their transactions were illegally canceled and that the rights were granted to Netflix, Xeitgeist, Arclight International Mumbai Films Limited, and Electric Pictures.
The film is released in Australia on March 15 and in the United States on March 29.
The film is also removed from New Zealand's movie theaters following the terrible shooting at two city mosques in Christchurch.
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