Devgn agrees to cuts in 'Son of Sardaar'

Actor-producer Ajay Devgn on Monday agreed to remove certain objectionable scenes and dialogues from his upcoming movie “Son of Sardaar” which has been courting controversy for alleged blasphemous content.

Various Sikh organisations in Punjab are outraged over some of the dialogues in the movie claiming that they hurt Sikh sentiments. With Sikh organisations raising the pitch, Devgn reached the holy city of Amritsar on Monday to explain his stand, and met a five-member committee constituted by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee.

Later, flanked by Punjab Information Minister Bikram Majithia, Devgn said he did not intend to hurt the sentiments of any community and the scenes will be removed from the film which will be released in November.

He said: “We cannot control the trailer of the film uploaded on YouTube. But, we will ensure that objectionable scene is deleted from the movie.”

The film courted controversy after the All India Sikh Students Federation approached Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhism, seeking action against Devgn, who is also the producer of the movie.

The Sikh organisation said Devgn, who wears a turban in the movie, also has a tattoo of Hindu deity Shiva on his chest which was against the Sikh principles.