Vicky Kaushal breaks silence, gives a big statement on Chhaava controversy!

Bollywood actor Vicky Kaushal is in the news for the film 'Chhava'. Rashmika Mandanna will also be seen with the actor in the film. Vicky Kaushal talked about the controversy surrounding the film Chhava. The actor shared that even though the aim of the Lezim dance was to promote Maharashtrian culture globally, it has now been removed.

Vicky Kaushal spoke on 'Chhava' controversy

In fact, Vicky Kaushal said in his recent interview, "Not a single day passed when we did not start working on the film without Shivgarjana. The part with Lezim was only for 20-30 seconds. It was not just a part of the story but it was an attempt to take our culture around the world."

Vicky Kaushal said this

The actor further shared, "Sambhaji Maharaj was the king of the people and if someone asked him to play Lezim with them, the king would definitely have done it. But if his followers feel that it was a bit different. It is not important for the story of the film, so we have removed it".

There was a controversy regarding this scene

For your information, let us tell you that there was a demand to remove the scenes of the dance sequence of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Maharani Yesubai in the film Chhava. Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant had earlier expressed disappointment over Vicky Kaushal's film Chhava. He objected to the scene showing Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj dancing and said that it should be removed. Later the producers accepted the request to remove the scene. The film's director Laxman Uttekar met Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray and assured that all objectionable scenes from the Vicky Kaushal-starrer film would be removed before release.

Film director Laxman Utekar had said this on removing the scene of Chhava

Vicky Kaushal has played the role of the famous Maratha warrior in Chava. Director Laxman Utekar said in a statement, "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 that his words are very helpful to me and after meeting him, I have decided to remove those scenes where we showed Sambhaji Maharaj doing Lezim dance. Lezim dance is not a big deal. Sambhaji Maharaj is much bigger than that Lezim dance. So we are going to remove those scenes from the film". 

The film 'Chhava' will be released on February 14

'Chhava' is a historical drama that revolves around the life of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. In the film, Vicky Kaushal is going to play the role of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the eldest son of the founder of the Maratha Empire. Apart from Vicky Kaushal and Rashmika Mandanna, the film also stars Akshay Khanna, Ashutosh Rana, Divya Dutta, Neil Bhoopalam, Santosh Juvekar and Pradeep Rawat in lead roles. The film Chhava will be released in theaters on 14 February 2025.

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