A leaked scene from Bollywood actor Salman Khan's movie ‘Sikandar’ was now deleted from the film, which sparked curiosity among fans.
The viral scene shows Kajal Aggarwal’s character attempting to end her life due to the restrictions imposed by her family.
The video starts with Kajal sitting between a huge crowd of her family members and the nearby people, while she is seen crying as she attempts to take her own life. Her father-in-law locked her in a room due to everyday rape cases and its unbearable for her.
In this world, who locks women in rooms?, she questioned. However, she was of the view that she wanted to fight for their children and wanted to give them a good education.
Her father-in-law said if she wanted to do all that she could do at her father's house but her children will stay here.
The scene takes a turn when Salman's character intervenes, delivering a monologue about the value and importance of life. Salman is also seen asking her in-laws to change their thinking.
"What if you lost your life? Is suicide a solution to any problem? No. It's just a waste of a beautiful life, and you did something that only someone weak would do", said Salman.
"And Uncle... you should also be a little more understanding. a little more chill", Salman advised her father-in-law.
As soon as the video emerged on social media, there was a buzz, wondering why the intense scene was edited out of the film. Many speculate that its inclusion could have potentially altered the film's box office fate.
“This scene would have been more effective, looking at the current scenario of the generation suicide topic. The scene was covered beautifully, and the way Salman explained her bad exit, I can say now what's happened happened,” one fan wrote.
Another shared, “Yes, what happened happened, but I wish they would release the unedited version, there are other things in it, I think it would get even more audience than now”.
One fan shared, "This was needed. Because lungs and heart ka donation waste jata uska reason batay tha eye ka donation waste jane ka reason ye tha jo batana chaiye tha (Because the reason behind why lung and heart donations were a waste was explained, but the reason for the waste of eye donation is what had to be highlighted)."
Sikandar is directed by AR Murugadoss, who is best known for films like Ghajini. The film follows Salman as Sikandar, who is on his quest for justice, in order to protect the three individuals to whom his wife had donated organs.
The film also stars Rashmika Mandanna, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj, and Sharman Joshi in pivotal roles. The film received criticism for its dull storyline. It earned only ₹184 crore worldwide at the box office.
In its first week, ‘Sikandar’ lagged far behind Salman Khan’s past Eidul Fitr releases such as ‘Tiger 3’ and ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan.’