<p>Jha said that the Censor Board, which viewed the film on Wednesday, has referred it to a Revising Committee before a final call is taken.<br /><br />"I have just made a film about an election. It is not about Bihar or Sonia Gandhi or the Congress, so I don't understand the whole controversy," said Jha who was in the city to promote the film which he has labelled a "modern day Mahabharata".Actor Ranbir Kapoor seconded the director saying that the film is not half as controversial as it is being made out to be.<br /><br />"There is no controversial content in the film and it's fictional," said the actor.<br />Jha says that contrary to popular belief the film is not a "preachy drama" which slings mud on politics.<br /><br />Earlier the cast and crew of the film were denied permission by the police to hold a promotional event at Delhi University, after having been given permission by the college authorities.<br /><br />The film starring Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai, is set to hit theatres on June 4, but the censor's stand may jeopardize the release.<br />Jha's profile is full with hard hitting cinema like 'Apharan', 'Gangajal', 'Mrityudand' and more.<br />'Rajneeti' is his costliest project till date and he hopes that the film will succeed despite the controversies.<br /><br />"When a film works then it benefits everybody. There are good actors in the film so it is natural that people have high expectations from it," he said.</p>
<p>Jha said that the Censor Board, which viewed the film on Wednesday, has referred it to a Revising Committee before a final call is taken.<br /><br />"I have just made a film about an election. It is not about Bihar or Sonia Gandhi or the Congress, so I don't understand the whole controversy," said Jha who was in the city to promote the film which he has labelled a "modern day Mahabharata".Actor Ranbir Kapoor seconded the director saying that the film is not half as controversial as it is being made out to be.<br /><br />"There is no controversial content in the film and it's fictional," said the actor.<br />Jha says that contrary to popular belief the film is not a "preachy drama" which slings mud on politics.<br /><br />Earlier the cast and crew of the film were denied permission by the police to hold a promotional event at Delhi University, after having been given permission by the college authorities.<br /><br />The film starring Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Nana Patekar and Manoj Bajpai, is set to hit theatres on June 4, but the censor's stand may jeopardize the release.<br />Jha's profile is full with hard hitting cinema like 'Apharan', 'Gangajal', 'Mrityudand' and more.<br />'Rajneeti' is his costliest project till date and he hopes that the film will succeed despite the controversies.<br /><br />"When a film works then it benefits everybody. There are good actors in the film so it is natural that people have high expectations from it," he said.</p>
