'Yaariyan 2' makers recently landed in troubled waters. Two FIRs were filed against team 'Yaariyan 2' for 'hurting religious sentiments'. It was recently reported that the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) had objected to Meezaan Jafri allegedly wearing a 'kirpan', a symbol of the Sikh faith, in the song 'Saure Ghar'. Now, the actor has issued an official statement and offered an apology.
Meezaan Jafri took to his Instagram handle and issued a statement thereby apologising for 'hurting religious sentiments'.
The note read, "We
would like to apologise for any content which has been perceived to be objectionable/inadvertently hurt any religious sentiments in Yaariyan 2 and hereby assure that we have no intent to hurt sentiments of any individual/community in any manner whatsoever. We hold the highest respect for all cultures and religious beliefs. We have always strived to create art that entertains and brings people together. However, we reiterate there was no intention to hurt any religious sentiments, to this end, we have replaced and removed from our film the visuals that have unintentionally hurt sentiments."