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NO BIG DEAL IF SCENES THAT DON’T IMPACT

FILM’S NARRATIVE ARE CUT: ABHISHEK

BACHCHAN ON MANMARZIYAAN ROW

ctor Abhishek Bachchan today at a loss if people don’t go to cinema halls to watch When the summit’s moderator Mayank
said he did not mind the omission Manmarziyaan because of certain portions in it. Shekhar followed up with a question
Aof certain scenes in Manmarzi- whether the Manmarziyaan producers’
yaan to “placate” the Sikh community as “Each individual is allowed to react the way they decision would set a wrong precedent
it doesn’t harm the film’s larger idea. have and they want to. It’s their personal opinion. for future films, Abhishek said one
For me, it’s not a big deal. My film isn’t about any- needs to look at every film separately
Manmarziyaan producers Eros and one smoking. I have no problem cutting that out if and in entirety.
Anand L Rai’s Collour Yellow Productions someone has taken objection to it. The intention of
a few days ago approached the Censor the makers is not to hurt anyone or to upset any “It depends on what the issue is. I’m

Board for deletion of three scenes in the community or ruffle any feathers. We just wanted looking at it in its entirety. Why and who
film – two sequences showing Taapsee to make a nice love story and that’s what the film is is objecting, what’s the purpose behind
Pannu and Abhishek Bachchan smoking, about. If by cutting out one or two shots, it’s going the objection. If that’s genuine, look
respectively, and one scene in a Gurud- to placate someone and make them feel better, I’ve into it genuinely and address it. You
wara where Taapsee’s character Rumi is no problem doing that. need to ask who’s the loser here? In
thinking about her ex-lover while getting the situation like we are in right now, it’s
married to Abhishek’s Robbie. “If me cutting out three shots which is not impacting the exhibitors. I, as an actor, have done
my narrative makes you happy, by all means. My my job and have been paid. If there is
The makers’ request came after the Sikh intention is not to hurt you or court a controversy. an objection or a protest, a cinema hall
community raised an objection to the I’m very clear of these things. If they are removed, might get vandalised, shows of the ex-
above-mentioned scenes. Kashyap, who I’m fine,” the actor said. hibitors might get cancelled and that

was apparently not informed about the person is going to lose money. If you
exchange between the makers and cen- say it’s a bad precedent, please under-
sor board, took to Twitter to slam Eros’ write all the losers that people down
chairperson Kishore Lulla. the chain are going to face. I’ll stand
by you.
“Congratulations. Here by all problems of
Punjab are solved and Sikh youth have “That’s my industry as well and I’ve got
been saved. Happy to be back in LaLa to think about that as well. Those one
land again. Next time you are threatened or two shots aren’t going to change the

by a film please call Kishore Lulla directly story, so take it out. If it’s changing the
on Eros knows how to solve matters in narrative or the reason why I’m making
minutes,” Kashyap had tweeted. Taap- the film, then no. Like in Udta Punjab.
see, meanwhile, has been shutting down But here, I’m not going to sit on my ego
trolls on Twitter speaking against the de- for three basic shots, which might af-
leted scenes. fect the exhibitors. It’s my industry as
Today, during a Q&A session at the well,” he concluded.
Jagran Cinema Summit, Abhishek was
asked about his reaction to the incident,
to which the actor said he feels the pain
of exhibitors who he believes would be

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