Bollywood film 'Jaat' faced hatred from the Christian community after the church scene in the movie, which landed in controversy.
Following the immense backlash, ‘Jaat’ makers have announced that they will remove the scene from the film while also apologizing to the Christian community.
As per reports, the church scene hurt the Christian community’s sentiments, after which they protested and spread hatred for the film; however, the film became a hit at the box office.
After the controversy, a police complaint was filed against the makers and actors over a scene.
The complaint, filed at the Sadar Police Station, alleged that ‘Jaat’ features scenes that disrespect Christian religious practices.
According to the complainant, the Bollywood film also includes a dialogue that may incite those who oppose Christianity to target churches.
“To whomsoever it may concern, there has been a backlash for a specific scene in the film. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect,” the makers said in a statement.
It added, “Our intention was not to hurt any religious sentiments. We deeply regret it and have taken a quick action of deleting the scene from the film. We sincerely apologize to everyone whose beliefs have been hurt.”
Jaat was released on April 10, marking the return of Bollywood actor Sunny Deol on the big screen after his blockbuster film ‘Gadar 2’ in 2023.
Following the box office success of the film, the Bollywood actor announced reuniting with director Gopichand Malineni for ‘Jaat 2.’
"#Jaat on to a New Mission! #Jaat2,” he wrote in the caption of an Instagram post which included a poster of the upcoming film.