Remember
how
Aishwarya
Bachchan
got
the
heat
for
the
poster
of
her
latest
film
Guzaarish
because
it
showed
her
smoking?
It
was
thought
to
be
irresponsible,
as
youth
of
today
are
easily
impressed
with
stars.
Well,
the
next
in
line
is
Rani
Mukherjee.
Her
upcoming
film
No
One
Killed
Jessica
is
garnering
publicity
not
just
because
of
the
trailer
that
certainly
makes
you
sit
up
and
take
notice,
but
more
so
because
the
promos
show
her
smoking.
It's
strange
because
this
isn't
the
first
time
Rani
has
smoked
in
a
film;
she
did
it
before
in
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
where
she
played
an
elite
escort.
In
this
film,
Rani
plays
a
headstrong
journalist,
who
takes
up
the
cause
of
the
murdered
Jessica
Lal.
As
part
of
her
character
specification,
she
had
to
smoke
on
a
few
occasions.
NGOs
though
aren't
interested
in
the
creative
aspect
of
the
character
and
letters
have
been
sent
to
the
Health
Ministry
and
censor
board
asking
for
the
deletion
of
scenes
involving
the
actress
smoking.
Rani's
character
also
shows
her
using
profanity
on
screen
in
both
English
and
Hindi
in
the
promos.
We
wonder
if
that
too
would
be
deleted.
The
director
of
No
One
Killed
Jessica
maintains
that
these
days
using
abuses
in
everyday
conversations
has
become
a
norm
and
should
be
considered
harmless.
Well,
that's
yet
to
be
seen.
Story first published: Monday, November 22, 2010, 15:54 [IST]