Filmmaker Aanand L Rai has been in the news lately with his film Raanjhanaa getting a re-release. However, the re-release has a twist. Eros International, the producers of the film, will be re-releasing the film with an AI-altered climax of the film. With the film scheduled to hit theatres on August 1, Aanand L Rai has once again reiterated that he is no way associated with the AI version of the film and that he or the team that actually made the film has nothing to do with it.

Aanand L Rai opposes Raanjhanaa re-release

On Thursday, Rai took to his Instagram feed and shared a still from the much-loved film starring Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor. Along with the image, he wrote, "The past three weeks have been surreal, and deeply upsetting."

Sharing his feelings about watching the film's climax being altered, he wrote, "To watch Raanjhanaa, a film born out of care, conflict, collaboration, and creative risk, be altered, repackaged, and re-released without my knowledge or consent has been nothing short of devastating. What makes it worse is the complete ease and casualness with which it’s been done. And yet, in the middle of all this, the support and solidarity from the industry, our audiences, and the larger creative community has reminded me of what Raanjhanaa stood for in the first place - connection, courage, and truth.  I’m deeply grateful for that."