Salman Khan Denies Government Pressure to Change ‘Maatrubhumi’ Script, Calls Reports ‘Baseless’

Salman Khan is gearing up for the release of “Maatrubhumi: May War Rest in Peace”. Ahead of the film taking to the cinemas, a trailer launch event for the project was held on November 6 in Mumbai. Talking to the audience on a mic, the actor spoke about the rumors surrounding the film’s release and the delay. He further denied any speculation about the government pressuring the makers to make changes to the film.

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Addressing the crowd, the actor refuted any suspicions about the delay of the film and clarified that the creators simply wanted a different version of the project from what was created initially. The 60-year-old said, "Rewrite karo, ye sab bakwaas hai. It's not true at all. Humne picture banayi hai in soldiers ke upar - what they go through and what their families go through - vo side or ye side - dono sides. Toh isme koi negativity nahi hai. Bas halaat negative hain. (Rewrite it? All this is nonsense. It's not true at all. We have made a film about these soldiers, what they go through and what their families go through, on both sides. So, there is no negativity in it. It is just that the circumstances are negative)."

He went on to clarify that he was not the reason behind the delay of the film, but the special effects were, “Is baar main late nahin hoon. VFX late hain. (This time I’m not late; the VFX is),” making everyone chuckle in response. Revealing that “Maatrubhumi” is a story of soldiers and what they and their families go through on both sides of the border line, he claims that they like each other, but because the nation comes first, they try to solve the conflict. 

“Maatrubhumi” is set to hit the theaters on December 4, as reported by Variety India and confirmed by Khan at the event. It was pushed to December from its initial release date of April this year. Apart from Khan, the film also stars Chitrangda Singh, Mukesh Rishi, Ankur Bhatia, Zeyn Shaw and Abhilash Chaudhary in key roles.