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The offensive lyrics of Aaja Nachle

Within hours of its release on 30th Nov, 2007, Actor Madhuri Dixit's comeback movie Aaja Nachle had hit a erroneous note.

• · Producers of Madhuri Dixit 's comeback film Aaja Nachle , ran into a hullabaloo over its title song, later apologised for the lyrics and said that immediate action has been taken to remove the objectionable words.
• · The instructions to remove the offending lyrics in the title song of the film had been sent to all distributors and exhibitors on Friday night and will not be heard in theatres from Saturday, a release from film's producer Yashraj Films stated in Mumbai.

The prohibited lines are:

“Bazar me machi he maramar; bole mochi bhi khud ko sunhar”

(There is so much chaos in the market that even a cobbler is calling himself a jeweller)…

• · In New Delhi, activists of a Dalit outfit Indian Justice Party on Friday staged a demonstration against the movie alleging that the lyrics of a song hurt the Dalits. They found a line from the title track offensive and besieged movie halls showing the film and publicity material.
• · That was good enough for UP Chief Minister Mayawati to revoke the ban, although Haryana and Punjab still haven't allowed it to be screened. The team behind the film also apologised at a press conference in Mumbai.
• "Nobody had any intentions of hurting or ridiculing anyone and nobody on the Censor Board saw it that way," said script writer
• Jaideep Sahni.
• · But that didn't gratify everyone. In Mumbai, Shiv Sena protested at a theatre while RPI leader Ramdas Athawale asked for the producer, director, writer and lyricist of the film to be charged under the Atrocity Act.
• · The Minorities Commission also jumped in, saying the words used are unconstitutional. The film however, received support from directors and viewers alike.
• "I saw the film and absolutely loved it. I think there is a cultural message," said filmmaker Karan Johar.
• · While controversy is not new to Bollywood films, this is something that even the makers of the movie may not have bargained for.
• · The controversial lyrics has since been removed.
• · And Madhuri Dixit has packed her luggage and proceeded to US in a distress state.

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