Director Sameer Vidwans, who is set to direct ‘Satyanarayan Ki Katha’ starring Kartik Aaryan, has released an official statement about the change in the film’s title on Saturday night. The director claims the decision to change the name aims to avoid hurting sentiments. Vidwans shared the statement on Twitter and Kartik re-tweeted it on his verified Twitter handle. The actor also shared it on Instagram.
The statement read: “A title of the film is something that emerges organically through the creative process. We have taken a decision to change the title of our recently announced film ‘Satyanarayan Ki Katha’ to avoid hurting sentiments, even if that’s purely unintentional. Producers of the film and the creative team also are in complete support of this decision. We will be announcing a new title for our love story in the due course of our journey. Sincerely, Sameer Vidwans.”
The film is a musical love saga with Kartik as the lead. He plays the role of a resident from Gwalior, most of the shooting has also been done in Madhya Pradesh. But before the film could take off, it had to face certain controversies.
The ‘Sanskriti Bachao Manch’ in Bhopal has demanded to register a case against Sajid for inciting and hurting the sentiments of Hindus. Pandit Chandrashekhar Tiwari, President of Sanskriti Bachao Manch, has warned Sajid that the committee will not tolerate the insult of our deities in any way.
Tiwari also stressed that in recent times, Bollywood has been constantly making films that go against Hindu sentiments. He explained that since the last few years, nonconformists are trying to humiliate Hindu deities through films like ‘OMG: Oh My God!’, ‘PK’, ‘Loveratri’, ‘Tandav’ and now with ‘Satyanarayan Ki Katha’.
Tiwari further added that he will send a memorandum to MP Pragya Sadhvi and Home Minister, Amit Shah regarding this issue. He said, “On Sunday, through MP Pragya Sadhvi, I will also try to stop the production of the film by making a complaint to the Information and Broadcasting Minister. After this, the state Home Minister will give a memorandum to Narottam Mishra, BJP Leader.”
