Lokah draws flak for portraying Bengaluru as ‘a hub of parties and drugs’ and ‘demeaning girls of the city’

The newly-released Malayalam film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, which courted controversy for allegedly promoting ‘anti-Hindu propaganda’, has now been accused of portraying Bengaluru as ‘a hub of parties and drugs’, and ‘for demeaning girls of Bengaluru’.

A still from Malayalam film Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra.
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Citing the above-mentioned reasons, social media users are demanding removal of certain dialogues and scenes.

On September 2, Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said that the social media monitoring cell of the CCB will look into the issue, and take necessary action ‘if there is any violation’.

A social media user — ManSORe from Kolar, who is an art director in the Kannada film industry — stated: “In Kannada film Bheema, Malayalam films Officer on Duty, Avesham, and now Lokah, Bengaluru is being portrayed as the capital of drugs and crime. Once upon a time, it was represented in movies as a beautiful town… It has come to such a state due to uncontrolled migration.”