Directed by Tollywood’s Gopichand Malineni, Bollywood star Sunny Deol’s latest action flick, JAAT, ran into trouble for its depiction of violence in a religious place. The movie shows actor Ranveer Hooda wielding a rod in front of a crucifix above the pulpit. The scene shows members of the congregation praying. Ahead of the Easter fest, a segment of the Christian community in Punjab registered an FIR for the offensive depiction. The said scene was also a part of the movie’s trailer.
The complainants wanted the movie to be banned. There were plans to protest outside the theaters.
Amid the backlash, the makers of the movie have deleted the scene from the movie whilst issuing an apology stating the following.
There has been a backlash for a specific scene in the film. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect.
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.
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/lekxAT1OBv
— Gopichandh Malineni (@megopichand) April 18, 2025
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/vj8tbKDxoi
— Mythri Movie Makers (@MythriOfficial) April 18, 2025
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/13eVrBli0J
— Zee Studios (@ZeeStudios_) April 18, 2025
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/AxSbcuETjq
— Shreyas Sriniwaas (@shreyasmedia) April 18, 2025
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/Wx0BhC800V
— People Media Factory (@peoplemediafcy) April 18, 2025
Our sincere apologies to everyone whose sentiments were hurt.
The objectionable scene has been removed.#JAAT pic.twitter.com/7iQJovVP3V
— Shreyas Media (@shreyasgroup) April 18, 2025
#Jaat Controversy: Makers Apologise, REMOVE Church Scene After FIR Against #SunnyDeol & Backlash From Christian Communityhttps://t.co/tpfV8BYAGh
— Free Press Journal (@fpjindia) April 18, 2025
JAAT released on April 10, 2025, and has been faring decent on the box office. The high-octane drama has so far garnered Rs 65.90 crore until Friday. The sequel to the movie dubbed JAAT 2 is in the works now.
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