The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeking an urgent review of the upcoming film Suryaa-Ant Se Aarambh Tak over its over its portrayal of doctors and “violence” against healthcare workers.
It warned that such portrayals could have consequences for the safety of healthcare workers and the doctor-patient relationship. The doctors’ body also raised concerns about scenes showing physical assaults on doctors, nursing staff and hospital personnel, particularly when such acts are presented as “heroic or justified.
The IMA objected to the “generalisation of corruption within healthcare” and the “depiction of violence against medical professionals”. “Scenes depicting physical assaults on doctors, nursing staff, and hospital personnel, particularly when presented as heroic or justified acts, risk normalising violence against those committed to saving lives,” the letter read. “Content that appears to glorify attacks on medical professionals may encourage hostility and further endanger those providing essential healthcare services,” it said. “Such portrayals may foster unwarranted mistrust and hostility towards doctors, weakening the mutual trust and cooperation essential for effective treatment and healthcare delivery,” the letter said.
