Talking to media Jha said “We have agreed to make minor changes following objections. There are certain dialogues and scenes that have been edited,”.
He was accompanied by RPI leader Ramdas Athavale, who had voiced his opposition to the film for its ‘anti-reservation’ tone.
“I am happy that you have taken this positively and withdrawn opposition to the film,” Jha told Athawale.
Asked on the ban on the film in UP and Punjab, Jha said the reasons for the ban could be political.
“When you make a film on social issue everyone has a point of view on it.In Punjab, nobody has even seen the film,” he said.
Apprehensions over the release of Jhas film Aarakshan, which is scheduled for release on Friday, had eased on Wednesday itself when OBC leader and PWD Minister Chhagan Bhujbal declared that the misunderstanding about the film had been cleared and the director had promised to cut a few objectionable dialogues and scenes.
Bhujbals announcement came after a special preview of the film at Eros theatre on Tuesday night and a meeting with other leaders on Wednesday.
“The promos of the film had created an impression that the film is against the reservation system,” Bhujbal said.