Saif Al Khan cooled the fires and put the animosity to rest yesterday at a conference addressing the media at Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Dadar.
“Love Aaj Kal” comes out on Friday, so the actor wanted to dissipate the controversy surrounding his portrayal of a Sikh in the movie. The director, Imtiaz Ali, was also at this conference where Khan apologized to the Sikh community.
15 days ago members of The Punjab Cultural and Heritage board asked to view the film to assert that the Sikh community was not wrongly represented. However, after seeing the film they had problems with a scene that took place at a gurdwara, the length of Khan’s beard, and a joke surrounding a sardar.
Khan wrote an apology letter to the community while also agreeing to cut a disputable scene from the movie. Speaking about making amendments, Khan said to Express India, “I completely understand and respect the problems they had. We don’t want to hurt any sentiments and took the issues seriously.”
The movie was altered to make amends with the community along with a promise that Khan will never again portray the community incorrectly. The scene that was cut was a 15 second segment where there is a romance scene in a gurdwara, where this is a place where you cannot portray that. The joke involving a sardar was changed to be a joke about a “man.”
The film has received a green light from the committee after accepting the apology from Saif Al Khan. The committee warned that they will protest if a similar situation is repeated, citing that they also accepted a written apology from Akshay Kumar following the release of “Singh is King.”
Director Imtiaz Ali is content now that all has been cleared up, and excited about the turn out of the film, even now that alterations have been made. Check out the photos below and let us know what you think of the resolution.
Saif arrives to the press conference followed by the legions of his fans and curious on lookers. it seems that this controversy gained tons of public appeal.
Saif takes some time to pose for some publicity pics before beginning the press conference. From the looks of it, everybody is getting along and anxious to grab a pic with the movie star.
Saif formally apologizes to the Sikh community for his wrongful portrayal of them during his latest film, 'Love Aaj Kal.' He is surrounded by Sikhs and the press alike.
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