Prakash Jha agrees to delete controversial scenes in Aarakshan
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oi-Kalyani Prasad Keshri
By Kalyani Prasad Keshri
After
Uttar
Pradesh
and
Punjab
put
a
ban
on
the
release
of
Prakash
Jha's
Aarakshan
over
certain
controversial
scenes
and
dialogues,
the
director
now,
is
ready
to
delete
the
scenes
which
may
hurt
the
sentiment
of
people.
Mayawati
government
banned
the
Amitabh
Bachchan
starrer
in
Uttar
Pradesh
for
two
months
citing
law
and
order
problem.
Followed
by
Punjab
who
also
banned
Aarakshan
stating
that
a
few
dialogues
may
trigger
trouble.
Jha,
who
held
a
press
conference
in
Mumbai
told
that
he
was
ready
to
make
minor
changes
in
Aarakshan,
respecting
concerns
voiced
by
different
political
bodies.
"We
have
agreed
to
make
minor
changes
following
objections.
There
are
certain
dialogues
and
scenes
that
have
been
edited.
Reservation
is
not
a
necessity
but
a
Constitutional
truth
and
we
have
been
very
careful
about
depicting
it
in
the
film," Jha
said.
Talking
about
Maharashtra
minister
who
opposed
Aarakshan,
the
ace
director
confirmed
that
the
political
leaders
have
given
him
assurance
that
the
movie's
release
will
face
no
hurdles
in
Maharashtra.
When
asked
about
the
ban
in
UP
and
Punjab,
Jha
informed
that
he
is
trying
to
resolve
the
matter
amicably.
"It
(the
ban)
could
be
because
of
political
reasons.
We
are
discussing
the
matter
with
people
there.
With
a
sensitive
issue
like
this
there
is
always
doubt
but
we
are
trying
to
discuss
and
resolve
it.
What
else
can
I
do," he
said.
The
director
also
informed
that
his
film
is
not
only
about
reservation
but
also
deals
with
commercialisation
of
education.
The
film
stars
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Saif
Ali
Khan,
Deepika
Padukone,
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Prateik
Babbar
in
the
leading
roles.