Manmarziyaan Fiasco: Abhishek Bachchan Refuses To Take Anurag Kashyap’s Side Over Smoking Scene
Actor Abhishek Bachchan has defended the decision of the makers to delete three scenes from his latest film Manmarziyaan and said the sequences did not impact the story in anyway.
Actor
Abhishek
Bachchan
has
defended
the
decision
of
the
makers
to
delete
three
scenes
from
his
latest
Manmarziyaan
and
said
the
sequences
did
not
impact
the
story
in
anyway.
The
scenes
in
question
featuring
Abhishek
and
Taapsee
Pannu
smoking
had
upset
a
certain
section
of
the
Sikh
community,
following
which
they
were
omitted
from
the
film.
When
asked
about
the
issue,
Abhishek
said,
"Each
individual
is
allowed
to
react
the
way
they
have,
and
they
want
to.
It's
their
personal
opinion.
For
me,
it's
not
a
big
deal.
My
film
isn't
about
anyone
smoking,
I
have
no
problem
cutting
that
out
if
someone
has
taken
objection
to
it."
The
actor
stressed
that
the
intention
of
the
makers
was
not
to
hurt
anyone.
"The
intention
of
the
makers
is
upset
any
community
or
ruffle
any
feathers.
We
just
wanted
to
make
a
nice
love
story
and
that's
what
the
film
is
about.
If
by
cutting
out
one
or
two
shots
if
it's
going
to
placate
someone
and
make
them
feel
better,
I've
no
problem
doing
that."
Abhishek
was
in
conversation
with
journalist
Mayank
Shekhar
at
the
Jagran
Cinema
Summit.
When
asked
if
the
movie
sets
a
bad
precedent,
the
actor
said
one
has
to
look
at
the
issue
in
totality.
"You
have
to
look
at
why
and
who
is
objecting,
what's
the
purpose
behind
the
objection.
If
that's
genuine,
look
into
it
genuinely
and
address
it...
You
need
to
ask
who's
the
loser
here?
In
the
situation
like
we
are
in
right
now,
it's
the
exhibitors."
The
actor
said
so
many
people
down
the
cinema
chain
would
stand
to
lose
money
if
one
sat
on
their
"ego"
over
certain
scenes.
"If
there
is
an
objection
or
a
protest,
a
cinema
hall
might
get
vandalised,
shows
of
the
exhibitors
might
get
cancelled
and
that
person
is
going
to
lose
money.
If
you
say
it's
a
bad
precedent,
please
underwrite
all
the
loses
that
people
down
the
chain
are
going
to
face.
I'll
stand
by
you."
"That's
my
industry
as
well
and
I've
got
to
think
about
that.
Those
one
or
two
shots
aren't
going
to
change
the
story,
so
take
it
out.
If
it's
changing
the
narrative
or
the
reason
why
I'm
making
the
film,
then
no.
Like
in
'Udta
Punjab'...
But
here,
I'm
not
going
to
sit
on
my
ego
for
three
basic
shots,
which
might
affect
the
exhibitors," he
said.