'Manmarziyaan': Miffed Anurag slams production house for deleting 'objectionable' scenes
Anurag Kashyap, whose voice on pressing issues can't (and shouldn't) be silenced, has expressed discontent over the treatment meted to his directorial venture 'Manmarziyaan'. He has slammed the production house Eros for deleting the 'objectionable' scenes from the movie, presumably without his approval. Eros had reportedly approached CBFC regarding the deletion of three scenes that allegedly hurt the Sikh religious sentiments. Here's what happened.
Sikh community raised objections to smoking scenes
Reportedly, a Sikh organization had alleged that three scenes from the movie hurt the religious sentiments. It included scenes of Abhishek Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu smoking, along with the actress thinking about her past while entering the gurudwara. How one smoking scene or a character's thoughts inside a gurudwara hurt sentiments is something for science fiction writers to figure out.
Eros approached Censor Board to remove the scenes
Soon after the matter was raised, Eros chairman Kishore Lulla approached the Censor Board to make the necessary deletion. "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 told PTI.
CBFC deletes three scenes from 'Manmarziyaan'
Anurag wasn't happy while his movie was being edited
But Anurag didn't remain quiet and tweeted against the producers and haters. He wrote that now that the scenes have been deleted, all problems of Punjab will be solved. He also slammed Kishore Lulla and wrote, "Eros knows how to solve matters in minutes".
Anurag is angry and rightly so
Not just Anurag, Taapsee too expressed her displeasure
Apart from Anurag, the movie's Rumi, Taapsee Pannu too expressed her disappointment over the deletion of scenes. Taapsee, who herself belongs to the Sikh religion, also wrote a sarcastic tweet and said that deleting of the scenes might ensure that no Sikh will ever smoke or will assure that the religion is most pious and peaceful of all.
Fringe elements get ire of Taapsee Pannu
Producer Vikramaditya Motwane supports Anurag, Taapsee
Anurag's friend Vikramaditya Motwane came out in his support and said this was a bad example to set. While Motwane lauded the CBFC for showing maturity at the time of release, it slammed Eros for not supporting the team. It's hard to not agree with Motwane. If only Eros showed some spine! But then business isn't something one wants to mess with.
