‘Jaat’ controversy: FIR against Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda in Jalandhar

An FIR has been lodged against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, and Vineet Kumar Singh and two crew members following a complaint that a scene in the recently released movie 'Jaat' has "hurt sentiments" of the Christian community, the police said on Friday.

Following the complaint, the filmmakers issued an apology and said that the scene had been removed from the film.

The filmmakers released a statement and said, “There has been a backlash for a specific scene in the film. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect.

“Our intention was not to hurt any religious sentiments. We deeply regret it and have taken a quick action of deleting the scene from the film. We sincerely apologize to everyone whose beliefs have been hurt,” the statement added.

The complaint was filed by the Christian community at Sadar police station in Jalandhar under Section 299 (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings) of the BNS.

The film was released on April 11.

Viklaf Gold, the complainant, has alleged that the film crew had shown disrespect to Jesus Christ. “There is a scene in the movie in which Hooda stands under a crucifix inside the premises of a church. He stands right above the holy pulpit where people are seen praying. We have objection to this scene and demand that it be cut,” the complainant told the police.