Here's an interesting little story concerning the classic Pang
brothers ghost story (and big favourite of ours here at
eatmybrains), The Eye.
It seems that in New Delhi, Indian eye doctors are asking to ban
the Indian remake (called Naina - see the official website and
trailer at nainathefilm.com/) in which the heroine sees ghosts
after a cornea transplant, saying it will scare off donors and
patients.
Yahoo Story Excerpts: "The All India Ophthalmological Society
complained to Delhi's high court that the movie Naina (Eyes),
starring Bollywood bombshell Urmila Matondkar, would reinforce
myths about cornea transplants, The Times of India said
Friday.
"This movie could create a fear psychosis among cornea recipients
and their relatives as well as among potential eye donors,"
ophthalmologist Navin Sakhuja told Reuters."
The court is due to hear the case Wednesday, but the movie was
released nationally Friday. India needs 40,000-50,000 corneas a
year but only 15,000 are donated.
Hindus believe in reincarnation and that what they do and how they
behave in this life affects the next. Doctors say some people fear
they will be reborn blind if they give up their eyes.
Naina's director says the heroine's visions after the transplant
following 20 years of blindness are caused by what the donor had
seen and experienced in life. "If such objections are taken into
account, no horror film will ever be made," the Times quoted
Shripal Morakhia saying.
