Chhaava director confirms deleting dance number from Vicky Kaushal’s film amid row

Chhaava director Laxman Utekar on Monday confirmed that the film will not feature Sambhaji Maharaj performing a Lezim dance with his wife, Maharani Yesubai. The decision came after his meeting with MNS chief Raj Thackeray. In an official statement released to the media, Utekar shared that it was just a matter of a dance sequence and nothing is bigger than the legacy of the Maratha king.

Chhaava stars actor Vicky Kaushal playing the role of the celebrated Maratha warrior. The trailer of the film was released in Mumbai last week. “I have met Raj Thackeray. He is an avid reader and studious person. So I have taken some suggestions and guidance from him. And I can say, his words are very helpful for me. And after meeting him, I have decided to delete those scenes where we have shown Sambhaji Maharaj was playing Lezim dance,” the director said in a statement.

He added that the dance sequence featuring Vicky and Rashmika Mandanna, will be deleted from the film. “Lezim dance is not a big deal. Sambhaji Maharaj is very much bigger than that Lezim dance. So we are going to remove those scenes from film,” he said.

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