Manmarziyaan Film-makers Delete 3 Scenes Which Hurt Sikh Sentiments
The film-makers of Manmarziyaan have deleted three scenes from the movie after members of the Sikh community objected to a scene where Abhishek Bachchan's character is shown smoking.
Manmarziyaan
producers
have
deleted
three
scenes
from
the
film
after
members
of
the
Sikh
community
objected
to
a
scene
where
Abhishek
Bachchan's
character
is
shown
smoking.
The
producers
approached
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
regarding
the
deletion
of
the
scenes.
According
to
a
censor
copy,
the
three
deleted
scenes
include
a
29-second
smoking
sequence
of
Abhishek,
a
minute-long
scene
featuring
Taapsee
Pannu
and
Abhishek
entering
a
gurudwara
and
a
11-second
scene
where
Taapsee
is
shown
smoking.
"We
have
removed
the
three
scenes
from
the
film
as
people's
sentiments
were
getting
hurt.
The
said
changes
have
come
into
effect
in
metros
from
today
and
will
reflect
across
India
from
the
coming
Thursday-Friday,"
a
source
from
the
production
side
told
PTI.
Director
Anurag
Kashyap
also
addressed
the
controversy,
saying
there
was
never
an
intention
to
cause
any
hurt
to
the
community
but
the
matter
should
not
be
politicised
unnecessarily.
He
said
utmost
care
was
taken
while
shooting
the
scenes
and
they
took
guidance
from
the
community
to
avoid
misrepresentation.
"We
asked
for
guidance
from
Sikh
people
for
the
film.
When
we
shot
the
sequence
in
Gurudwara,
we
were
told
we
can't
shoot
them
getting
married
as
it
can't
be
faked
so
we
made
the
actors
do
only
'Mattha
tekna',"
Anurag,
who
is
out
of
the
country,
said
in
a
long
tweet.
"When
we
shot
the
smoking
scene,
it
was
shot
on
the
street
and
there
were
close
to
150
people
watching
the
shoot.
We
asked
before
doing
the
scene
and
were
told
that
he
has
to
take
the
Turban
off
before
he
smokes
away
from
his
house.
We
were
also
shown
how
Robbie
(Abhishek)
should
take
the
turban
off
with
both
hands
and
how
he
should
hand
it
over
and
how
the
cousin
should
take
it.
It
was
never
the
intention
to
hurt
the
community
and
why
would
we
do
that
when
we
got
so
much
love
from
them."
he
added.
Anurag
said
he
was
sorry
if
it
has
genuinely
hurt
the
sentiments
but
asked
people
to
not
make
the
issue
"unnecessary
political
because
it's
not."
He
added,
"To
those
whose
hurt
is
genuine,
I
offer
a
genuine
apology,
that
wasn't
my
intention.
And
for
those
who
are
doing
it
for
attention,
I
am
glad
you
have
got
the
attention."
Taapsee
Pannu
also
took
to
Twitter
regarding
the
issue
by
saying,
"I
am
sure
this
edit
will
assure
that
no
Sikh
will
ever
Smoke
and
no
woman
will
ever
think
about
ANYONE
else
while
getting
married
in
a
Gurudwara.
THIS
surely
will
make
Waheguru
proud
and
assures
that
MY
religion
is
the
purest,most
righteous
and
peaceful
!
#Proud."