Go Goa Gone: Goa govt to take action against the film

GO GOA GONE

The Goa government decided to take action against Saif Ali Khan’s Go Goa Gone for violating the Cigarette Smoking Act and for allegedly ‘defaming’ the coastal state in the movie.  The violations were brought to the notice of the State Legislative Assembly by BJP Legislator Pramod Sawant, who claimed that the film defamed the state.  “This is one of the instances wherein the filmmaker has been misusing Goa’s name,” Sawant said.  The legislator also pointed out that the one of the posters showed Khan puffing cigarettes which violated the anti-tobacco law.  “NGO National Organization for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has already issued notice to the filmmakers (Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D K) and the actor,” he said….

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