No big deal: Abhishek on cuts in 'Manmarziyaan'

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Actor Abhishek Bachchan has defended the decision of the makers to delete three scenes from his latest "Manmarziyaan" and said the sequences did not impact the story anyway.

The scenes in questionfeaturing Abhishek and Taapsee Pannu smoking had upset a certain section of the Sikh community, following which they were omitted from the film.

When asked about the issue, Abhishek said, "Each individual is allowed to react the way they have, and they want to. It's their personal opinion. For me, it's not a big deal. My film isn't about anyone smoking, I have no problem cutting that out if someone has taken objection to it."
"The intention of the makers is upset any community or ruffle any feathers. We just wanted to make a nice love story and that's what the film is about. If by cutting out one or two shots if it's going to placate someone and make them feel better, I've no problem doing that."
"You have to look at why and who is objecting, what's the purpose behind the objection. If that's genuine, look into it genuinely and address it... You need to ask who's the loser here? In the situation like we are in right now, it's the exhibitors."