Jolly LLB 2 Gives Up Fight Against Bombay HC, Will Release With Cuts
The makers of the Akshay Kumar starrer have withdrawn their petition from the Supreme Court, thus ending their legal battle against Bombay High Court
Jolly LLB 2 which
stars Akshay Kumar as a rabblerousing lawyer, has finally ended its own
courtroom drama.
The film will
release this week without scenes that allegedly poke fun at lawyers, according
to reports.
India's Central
Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had cleared the comedy-drama but the Bombay
High Court intervened, demanding that four scenes be dropped. After asking the
Supreme Court to over-rule that decision, the film's producer, Fox Studios,
today reportedly changed its mind and said it will accept the edits ordered by
the High Court.
The producers
will make the four cuts dictated by the Bombay HC.
The lead actor of
the film, Akshay Kumar, confirmed that four cuts have been made in a single
scene of the film.
Akshay told a
section of the media: "I respect High Court's decision. They must have
made the decision keeping everything in mind. It's the High Court, you have to
abide by their rules and I always believe in abiding by the rules and we have
made the changes. There is no argument about it. There will be four cuts in one
scene and that whole thing has been done. The movie is releasing on February
10."
The references to
Lucknow, where the film is set, too have been either replaced or muted in four
places.
The film revolves
around a lawyer’s fight against a corrupt system which protects the guilty and
stars Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi and Annu Kapur.
Image Source: twitter/akshaykumar
