Yash raj apologises for gunday

Posted : 21 Feb, 2014 21:32:10

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Yash Raj Films has apologised for any disrespect or offence caused by Gunday' movie's portrayal of Bangladesh's Independence War. "Several of our Bangladeshi brethren have reached out to us with their concerns on the way the story has been portrayed," said the Bollywood studio on its blog on Tuesday. It said the movie, "was and is meant to be a fictional work and does not in any way project or disrespect any particular segment of society or persons or a nation." The movie released on Feb 14 shows Bangladesh's birth as the result of a 13-day battle between India and Pakistan beginning on Dec 3, 1971, writes the Wall Street Journal. The matter caused immediate upheaval on blogs and social media sites with angry Bangladeshis calling for a ban on the action thriller movie. Yash Raj Films said it regretted causing disrespect to a nation's birth which it said "is always steeped in the sacrifices made by its freedom fighters and martyrs and this can never be forgotten". But Gunday' is a fiction which portrays the reality of families displaced by the war, it said, according to a news agency.

Originally posted by: zarak65

Phew! Thank goodness they addressed the issue, hopefully they can do something like edit that part of the movie and then release it is Bangladesh.

Originally posted by: DB_reloaded

bangladesh dunt release hindi films!!! all people watch it on pirated copy

Originally posted by: Mallika-E-Bhais

Reading the title it seemed like they're apologising to the PUBLIC! 🤣

Originally posted by: zarak65

Oh I thought they did release Hindi movies there, well hopefully the issue calms down.

Originally posted by: DB_reloaded

bangladesh dunt release hindi films!!! all people watch it on pirated copy

Originally posted by: Humsafar.

I thought the same. 😆