Director Farhan Akhtar says they are not blurring smoking scenes in the upcoming SRK starrer 'Don 2' and will only show a disclaimer in the beginning.
"We all agree that smoking is a major health issue and there is no intention of glorifying it in the film. It is shown as a weakness or a trait of the character. We reasoned with them and they saw our point of view. So the film will only have a disclaimer in the beginning. No blurring of scenes or scrolls during the movie," Farhan told reporters.
A recent notification by the Health ministry to the producers says they should put a disclaimer along with the lead character speaking about the ill-effects of smoking. It also demands that the scenes where the character is shown smoking should be scrolled down or blurred.
Film's producer Ritesh Sidvani and Farhan's father Javed Akhtar recently met Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni to resolve the matter ahead of film's release on December 23.
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