Director Ayan Mukerji issued a statement clarifying a scene from his upcoming film Brahmastra, where actor Ranbir Kapoor wears shoes while ringing a bell. In the trailer of Brahmastra, which released on Wednesday, Ranbir was seen running towards a decorated venue with ‘Dussehra Festival’ written on the outside. It was also noticed that there was a string of bells hanging above the entrance as he rings one of them before entering the venue. (Also read | Ayan Mukerji was ‘angry’ at Ranbir Kapoor for delaying Brahmastra: ‘He chose to start Sanju first’,
On Sunday, Ayan took to Instagram to announce the trailer of Brahmastra in ‘4K’ and wrote a long note. He also shared a poster of the film featuring Ranbir. He captioned the post, “Our trailer in 4K! Please click the link in the bio – for a better, faster, clearer watch. Two things to say today: 1) We got a lot of comments about why we didn’t load our Did the trailer in 4K. A better resolution is, of course, a better way to view these images that we worked so hard to make! Hence the delay – here it is! And… Thanks for the feedback that led us to do this. “
Ayan also wrote, “2) There were some people in our community who were upset because of a shot in our trailer – Ranbir’s character wearing shoes as he rings the bell. Producer (and a devotee) of this film As in, I humbly wanted to find out what happened here. In our film, Ranbir is not entering a temple, but a Durga Puja pandal. My own family follows a similar Durga Puja ceremony. Organizing for 75 years! One, which I have been a part of since my childhood,” he said.
“In my experience, we only take off our shoes, right on the stage where the goddess is, not when you enter the pandal. It is personally important for me to reach out to anyone who is disturbed by this image … because above all, Brahmastra is designed to be a film experience that honors and celebrates – Indian culture, traditions and history. That’s why I made this film, so for me it Very important that this feeling reaches every Indian who is watching Brahmastra! Alright, that’s it! Happy Sunday from Barsati Mumbai!! #Brahmastra,” wrote Ayan while ending his post.
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Brahmastra stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Nagarjuna and Mouni Roy in lead roles. Ranbir and Alia will be seen together in a film for the first time. The film is set to hit the theaters on 9 September 2022 in 2D and 3D.
