MUMBAI : A case has been registered against actor and director Mahesh Manjrekar at Mahim police station in Mumbai for allegedly showing obscene scenes involving minor children in a Marathi film.

The case has been registered under IPC Section 292, 34, POCSO Section 14 and IT Section 67, 67B.

The film, titled Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha, has been in the news ever since its trailer released online. The case has been filed against it for the portrayal of children in an objectionable manner. The case was lodged following social activist Seema Deshpande’s plea which alleged that the film showed obscene scenes involving children.

The film is about a young boy’s tryst with oppression, revenge and the world of crime. Scenes involving the youngster mouthing abuses, and having an illicit relationship with his aunt have been at the centre of controversy after some viewers and social activists called out the ‘wrong portrayal of women and minors’ in the film. Even the National Commission for Women (NCW) has expressed displeasure.

The filmmaker reacted to this and said, “I don’t want to get into the legal aspect of the case because that’s something my lawyers will respond to. But it’s a free country and everybody has a right to voice their opinion. We’ll take due course of action as per the law. Our film is meant for viewing by people above the age of 18 only. This was something that we clearly stated on our poster too. Plus, the film released in theatres after being censored by the CBFC. What else can I say?”

Seema Deshpande, president of Bharatiya Stree Shakti, a women empowerment NGO, filed a complaint alleging that the film's trailer portrays sexually explicit scenes. She also claimed that the film's language is vulgar. Deshpande had filed the FIR against the film's director at the POCSO court in Mumbai in January after watching the trailer and discovering obscene elements. 

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Credits: TOI