'Sanju' lands in legal trouble over 'prostitutes' dialogue in trailer
What's the story
With just a couple of days to go for its release, Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Sanju' has landed in a legal trouble. The latest media reports have it that a complaint has been filed against Ranbir and Anushka Sharma for allegedly making a derogatory remark against sex workers in a particular scene in the trailer that released last month. Here's more.
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The makers of 'Sanju' are yet to respond
A complaint has been filed against Ranbir Kapoor Anushka Sharma for allegedly making derogatory remarks against sex workers in the upcoming movie 'Sanju'.
— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2018
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Here's what that particular scene entails
The scene that has been objected to is the one where Anushka, who plays a journalist-cum-writer in the film, asks Ranbir aka Sanju about the number of women he has slept with. To this, he replies, "Around 308, without counting the prostitutes."
Context
Previously, CBFC had received a complaint over "toilet leakage scene"
A few days back, Prithvi Mhaske of Sangharsh Foundation objected to the "toilet leakage scene" in the Rajkumar Hirani directorial. He wrote a letter to CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and stated that the scene portrays Indian jails in a bad light. Mhaske also threatened to drag the makers to the court if the certification board didn't take any action.