Mahesh Manjrekar's latest Marathi movie Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha

landed into a major trouble after the National Commission for Women objected to certain scenes that highlighted a minor and a woman in an obscene setting. 

NCW’s official Twitter handle wrote, “Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to Secy,I&B Ministry to censor the trailer & sexually explicit scenes involving minors of upcoming Marathi film 'Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha'.NCW condemns the open circulation of such content involving minors on social media platforms.” 

Chairperson @sharmarekha has written to Secy,I&B Ministry to censor the trailer & sexually explicit scenes involving minors of upcoming Marathi film 'Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha'.NCW condemns the open circulation of such content involving minors on social media platforms

The NCPCR, on the other hand, sent a notice claiming that the trailer falls under Section 2(c) of The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986, and in violation of Section 292 of the IPC that deals with production, distribution, and selling of obscene material and Section 13 of the Protection of Child From Sexual Offence Act (POCSO) Act, 2012 which pertains to the use of of a child for pornographic purposes and Section 62 of the IT Act, 2000. 

The movie is a crime thriller about two teenage boys who are victims of hypocrite society and grow up being hardcore criminals. In the trailer, how they are corrupted by the riches and women use them for their sexual satisfaction. The trailer was released on social media platforms without any age restrictions. 

It has now been reported that the scenes in question, one of which features actress Kashmera Shah, have now been removed from the film just before the release. 

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “On Thursday, the makers removed a few visuals from the film. The trailer depicts Kashmera Shah pulling the child actor, Prem Dharmadhikari, towards herself. This and the scene where Prem Dharmadhikari castrates a character were deleted from the final cut from the film. One or two more shots also got snipped."

Here’s the deleted trailer: 

Here’s the screenshot of the particular scene that is going viral: 

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This particular scene and a few more scenes are genuinely problematic. 

The producers said in a statement handed out by the PR that “our crew has been a vital part of the media and entertainment industry for five decades and we have always respected the integrity of women with all due respect and honesty. Such issues have always been taken seriously by us, and we have always worked quickly to address them.”

The statement also included , “ We have already and promptly removed the trailer from all social media sites where the content was uploaded, in consideration of the respect for women and the different initiatives done by the National Commission for Women for the welfare of women. We sincerely appreciate NCW’s and all other responsible authorities’ efforts in the past to improve the entertainment sector. We trust that our actions will be sufficient to resolve the concerns expressed in the teaser for the film “Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha.”

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