Vidyut Jammwal and Shivaleeka Oberoi's 'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2' is alls et to release in theatres on July 8 after the makers of the film assured the Bombay High Court that the changes suggested by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) will be carried out.
According to a report in India Today, the petitioners - All India Idarae Tahfuz-e-Husainiyat had approached the court to stall and ban the release of the film and withdrawal of the trailer from media portals.
The film has been accused of hurting religious sentiments.
Advocate Simil Purohit, who represented the producers of 'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2, reportedly informed the court that after making the required changes, the film had been modified and a revised certificate had also been issued.
A few days back, the makers of the film also extended an apology towards the members of the Shia community, who expressed concern that elements of the song 'Haq Hussain' hurt their religious sentiments.
The issued statement reads as follows: "We the makers of Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2 Agni Pariksha take cognizance of the concerns expressed by a few people of the Shia community and sincerely apologise for the fact that elements of the song 'Haq Hussain' have unintentionally hurt their sentiments. Objections were raised by a few people of the community for the word 'Hussain' and the use of zanjeer."
The statement added: "We have unilaterally decided to make changes to the song. In consultation with the CBFC Censor Board, we have removed zanjeer blades from the song and we've changed the lyrics of the song 'Haq Hussain' to 'Junoon Hai'.
"Please know that no Shia community member has been captured in the wrong light in the film nor does the film show any person of the Shia community attacking anyone.
"The song was created with the most pious intent to celebrate the glory of Imam Hussain and the intention was never to hurt religious sentiments. Nonetheless, voluntarily, keeping the sentiments of the Shia sect in mind, we have made the aforementioned changes."
'Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 - Agni Pariksha' is written and directed by Faruk Kabir, produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak, Abhishek Pathak, Sneha Bimal Parekh, Ram Mirchandani, with music by Mithoon and Vishal Mishra, co-produced by Sanjeev Joshi, Aditya Chowksey, Hasnain Husaini and Santosh Shah.
