Bhansali removing mentions of Rabari,Jadeja

Vickey Lalwani (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 10, 2013)

The Sanjay Leela Bhansali camp was in a tizzy after his much awaited magnum opus Ram Leela was met with protests by the Rajput community. In a bid to avoid trouble, the filmmaker is now taking necessary steps to ensure a smooth release. The film revolves around the romance between a Jadeja girl (Deepika Padukone) and a Rabari boy (Ranveer Singh) with the two communities depicted as warring clans. The Rajput Samaj of Ahmedabad had threatened to file a petition against the movie in the Gujarat High Court over the movie's alleged "attempt to misinterpret the history of Rajput and Rabari communities".

Though initially Bhansali did not respond when the protests erupted, with the organisation threatening to stall the release of the film in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and other states where the Rajput community resides, the director has now taken evasive action to salvage his much hyped project.

Bhansali has decided to remove all references to Jadejas and Rabaris from the film and the filmmaker and the film's cast are now back in the dubbing studio.

A source close to Bhansali confirmed the news to Mirror, saying, "The trailer has been well accepted and he did not want to complicate the film's release. Better be safe than sorry as at the end of the day it's an expensive film which has been made with a lot of hard work and passion. Though it is a tough task, it has to be done." The source added that it will be a 9-10 day long exercise as the film is peppered with such references.

"Dialogues by almost all the main characters will need to be redubbed as the name of Jadejas and Rabaris has been used umpteen times. The dubbing will happen at Sunny Super Sound Studio in Juhu and the cast has been summoned, some even from outdoor shoots," added the source.