Kamal Haasan on Vishwaroopam ban: I've arrived at a consensus with my Muslim brothers

The actor-filmmaker has decided to edit 'objectionable' scenes and also the controversial film will release as quickly as the Tamil Nadu government withdraws its prohibitory order.

HUGHES, Australia (prHWY.com) February 2, 2013 - Bollywood Gossip - {After|Following|Right after} talks with Muslim groups on Saturday, Kamal Haasan has {agreed to|decided to} {cut|reduce} some scenes from his controversial film Vishwaroopam. The film {will be|will probably be|will likely be} released as {soon|quickly} as Tamil Nadu government withdraws its prohibitory order.

“I’ve reached a consensus with my Muslim brothers. We’ve agreed to reduce some scenes in the film which they discovered to be objectionable,” Haasan, who created the film and acted inside it, told reporters in Chennai. “I’ll announce the discharge date from the film soon. We’ve also withdrawn our written petition and count on exactly the same from the government,” he added.

Haasan joined the formal tripartite talks on Saturday with Muslim groups to finish the ban on his mega-budget multilingual film Vishwaroopam. The talks, which have been scheduled Friday, have been known as off since Muslim organisations wanted Haasan to become present.

On January 31, Muslim leaders had met Tamil filmmaker Ameer Sultan and Chandra Haasan, Kamal Haasan’s brother and the companion being produced company Raj Kamal Films International. “We’ve submitted letters towards the government requesting it to oversee talks in between Raj Kamal Films International and (Muslim) leaders,” Chandra Haasan mentioned Thursday.

The preliminary talks {between|in between|among} {both|each} parties Friday {were|had been|have been} moderated by Tamil Nadu {Home|House|Residence} Secretary R Rajagopal. {Both|Each} sides {agreed to|decided to} meet {after|following|right after} Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa {said|stated|mentioned} her government would {help|assist|aid} Haasan release the film if he reaches a pact {with the|using the|with all the} protestors. The Rs 95-crore espionage thriller was {set for|looking for} release in Tamil and Telugu on January 25, but {a day|each day|per day} earlier the Tamil Nadu government imposed a two-week ban {on it|onto it} fearing protests by Muslim groups.

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