R Madhavan breaks silence on Dhurandhar 2 smoking row: 'Cigarette was already put out'
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R Madhavan's Dhurandhar scene Photograph: (X)
Directed and written by Aditya Dhar, the movie revolves around an Indian undercover agent, Hamza Ali Mazari / Jaskirat Singh Rangi. However, the controversy has erupted over R Madhavan's scene.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge is earning well at the box office, and while the entire team is basking in the film’s success, it has also found itself at the centre of controversy involving R. Madhavan. The scene in question has triggered major backlash, as Madhavan’s character, Ajit Sanyal, is shown smoking before reciting lines from Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Dasam Granth.
This particular scene has sparked significant controversy, with many finding it disrespectful to the Sikh community. A day after an FIR was filed against Dhurandhar 2, actor R Madhavan released a statement.
Taking to his Instagram handle, the actor shared a message thanking the audience for their support and love for the film, while also addressing the controversy.
Acknowledging that some viewers were upset with the scene, the actor said there had been a slight misunderstanding. He clarified that well before delivering the lines, he had stopped smoking and put the cigarette aside.
''Hello, I am R Madhavan. On behalf of the entire Dhurandhar team, I thank you all very much. You have shown so much love for our film that we are overwhelmed and don’t know how to express ourselves. Recently, we learned that some people were hurt that in one scene of the film, I was smoking a cigarette while reciting lines from Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Dasam Granth,'' the actor said in Hindi, translated to English.
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He further added that director Aditya Dhar was very careful about the scene and had instructed him to put the cigarette aside before delivering the lines.
''There's a slight misunderstanding. I am absolutely certain that before this scene, before saying this line, Aditya Dhar ji - who pays more attention to all these things than I do - told me to put out the cigarette well before delivering this line. So, no smoke would come out of your mouth, nor would there be any smoke on screen, and you wouldn't have a cigarette in your hand. Because this is extremely sacred and pure for us,'' he said.
FIR filed against Dhurandhar 2
A scene depicting Madhavan's character of an Indian officer smoking a cigarette before speaking lines from a religious book. It has been seen as disrespecting Gurbani. A police complaint has been filed at the Mulund Police Station in Mumbai against Madhavan and the film's makers, accusing them of hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community.
Gurjeet Singh Kher, a Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) leader and president of the organisation “Sikhs in Maharashtra.” has filed the FIR. Slamming the movie, he wrote in a post on Instagram, "Portraying a character, played by R. Madhavan, speaking to Ranveer Singh while smoking a cigarette and reciting the sacred Gurbani 'Soora so pehchaniye jo lade deen ke het' from the Dasam Granth Sahib, authored by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, is deeply hurtful and unacceptable."
Directed by Dhar, the movie is currently running in theatres.
