Supreme Court quashes criminal case against ‘wink’ Varrier

New Delhi, August 31: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed criminal case registered against Malayalam actress Priya Prakash Varrier for her winking scene in a film. The SC said no offence is made out under Section 295(A) of the IPC that makes insulting religious sentiments a crime.

The SC also quashed the FIR against director and producer of movie ‘Oru Adaar Love’ and said no further FIR shall be filed in this regard.

A wink, and a shy but mischievous smile by Priya Varrier in a 28-second clip from a film song has turned the 18-year-old into an internet sensation. Priya, who features in the clip from “Manikya malaraya poovi” — a song from her forthcoming Malayalam film debut “Oru Adaar Love” — has, in her own words, become a “national trend” on social media.

The song was launched online on February 9. It garnered almost 10,000,000 views on YouTube in the first few days.

The film had run into trouble as the Hyderabad Police had registered a case on a complaint that the lyrics of the song had allegedly hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.