Director Laxman Utekar, of Vicky Kaushal’s upcoming film ‘Chhaava’, confirmed the controversial dance sequence of the actor, will be deleted from the biopic of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
After objections from Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant, on the dance performed by Vicky Kaushal’s character, of the Maratha king, in ‘Chhaava’, the film’s director Laxman Utekar has decided to delete the sequence from the title, reported Indian media.
The development followed Utekar’s meeting with politician Raj Thackeray.
In a statement to the media, the director confirmed, “I have decided to delete those scenes where we have shown Sambhaji Maharaj was doing lezim (Maharashtra folk) dance.”
He noted, “I have met Raj Thackeray. He is an avid reader and studious person. So, I have taken some suggestions and guidance from him. And I can say his words are very helpful to me.”
“Lezim dance is not a big deal. Sambhaji Maharaj is very much bigger than the Lezim dance. So we are going to remove those scenes from the film,” Utekar maintained.
Furthermore, the filmmaker also mentioned that a special premiere of the period movie has been organized on January 29, for the historians and experts to watch the film and offer their guidance