'Aaja...' back in theatres in Punjab, Haryana

CHANDIGARH/LUCKNOW: Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit's comeback film "Aaja Nachle" was back in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh with the state authorities deciding to give it a green signal after some controversial lines were removed from the title song.
      
A decision to allow screening of the film in Punjab was taken by the state government late last night, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister D S Guru said here on Sunday.

A notification in this regard was also issued on Sunday.

The Punjab government had last night asked district magistrates to decide on whether to screen the movie after its objectionable content in the title song had been removed. The Badal government had yesterday banned the movie in order to maintain law and order in the state.

An official spokesman in Chandigarh said authorities in Haryana had asked the district magistrates to ensure that the objectionable part in the film's title number be deleted before public exhibition.

In Uttar Pradesh, screening of the film started in various cinema halls with theatre owners giving an affidavit on removing the controversial portions in the film and respective district authorities verifying the amendment.

Reports from Lucknow said cinema hall owners had furnished affidavits as desired by the government on deletion of the objectionable portions and the district authorities too verified that they had the amended reels for screening before they were allowed to go ahead with showing of the film.

In Varanasi, Allahabad, Lucknow and certain other places in UP, the screening of the film started last night, the reports said.