Billu in trouble again

The MNS workers in Mumbai on Tuesday launched a peaceful protest against screening of the film Billu for its song Marjaani, which allegedly contains objectionable words.

The MNS workers in Mumbai on Tuesday launched a protest against screening of the film Billu for its song Marjaani, which allegedly contains "objectionable words".

MNS activistsu00a0tear up the posteru00a0at Kalpana talkies in Kurla yesterday. Pic/Vishal Kelkar

The film produced by Red Chillies Productions, partly owned by Shah Rukh Khan had to be renamed Billu from Billu Barber after some barber associations objected to use of the word "barber" in the title.

The film which was released on February 13 ran into controversy again this time for the lyrics of the superhit song Marjaani with MNS activists demanding it be removed from the film.

"There is a song in the film called Marjaani, which contains some objectionable words. We had requested the producer on phone to remove those words but they remained adamant. This is why we have launched a peaceful agitation to remove the whole song from the film," MNS Secretary Aslam Bhai Khot said.

Meanwhile, the film's leading actor Irrfan Khan, who plays the title role of Billu has expressed his surprise at the protest.

"The misunderstanding regarding the song had been cleared by Shah Rukh Khan. What is the basis of this protest except that they need public attention," Irrfan said.