Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Fighter’ has received a legal notice over their kissing scene. Filmmaker Siddharth Anand has now addressed the issue in a new interview, where he clarified that the film was made in “complete conjunction with the IAF (Indian Air Force).”
He said, “This film is in complete conjunction with the IAF. IAF has been a co-collaborator on the film and has been a huge associate partner on our film. This film has gone through meticulous procedures with the IAF, right from the submission of the script, to the production planning, viewing the film before the censor saw it on the censor board, watching it again at the IAF, reviewing the film after the censor, and then giving us a physical copy of the NOC No Objection Certificate. After that, we got the certificate. We got the censor certificate. Then, we showed the entire film to everyone in the Air Force, including the Air Force Chief, Mr. Chaudhary, and over 100 Air Marshals from across the country. We called them and hosted a screening for them one day before the film's release in Delhi, and they gave us a standing ovation.”
According to an India TV report last week, Wing Commander Saumya Deep Das issued a legal notice pointing that the film normalises inappropriate behaviour in uniform and was critical of the kissing scene where the lead actors were seen in uniform, on a runway.
Helmed by Siddharth Anand, ‘Fighter’ also stars Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover and Akshay Oberoi. The film was released on January 25 and is doing well at the box office.