Date:03/12/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/12/03/stories/2007120357130100.htm

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Film back in U.P., Punjab theatres

Chandigarh/Lucknow: Bollywood actor Madhuri Dixit’s comeback film “Aaja Nachle” was back in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the authorities in these States giving the green signal after some controversial lines were removed from the title song.

Notification issued

A decision to allow the screening of the film in Punjab was taken by the State government late on Saturday night, D.S. Guru, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, said.

A notification in this regard was issued on Sunday.

An official spokesman in Chandigarh said the authorities in Haryana had asked the district magistrates to ensure that the objectionable part of the film’s title number was deleted before public exhibition.

Furnish affidavits

In Uttar Pradesh, screening of the film began in cinema halls, with theatre owners giving an affidavit to remove the controversial portions in the film and respective district authorities verifying the amendment.

Reports from Lucknow said cinema hall owners furnished affidavits as desired by the government on deletion of the objectionable portions. The district authorities too verified that the cinema hall owners had the amended reels for screening.

In Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow and other places in Uttar Pradesh, the screening of the film started on Saturday night, the reports said. — PTI