Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has accused the makers of Yaariyan 2 of hurting religious sentiments. Director-duo Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru issued clarification about the same.
Divya Khosla Kumar, Meezaan Jafri, and Pearl V Puri-starrer Yaariyan 2 has attracted controversy as the Sikh religious community Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has accused the makers of objectional use of Sikh Kakkar Kirpan in the song Saure Ghar.
SGPC tweeted about the same on their Twitter and requested the government to look into the matter and pull down the song from YouTube and other streaming platforms, or else legal action would be taken.
Here’s SGPC’s tweet
We raise our strong objection to these visuals filmed, published in ‘Saure Ghar’ song of ‘Yaariyan 2’ film directed by Radhika Rao & Vinay Sapru @SapruAndRao, as actor is seen wearing Sikh Kakaar (symbol of Sikh faith) Kirpan in a highly objectionable manner which cannot be… pic.twitter.com/FZXooNMsoH
— Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (@SGPCAmritsar) August 28, 2023
The director-duo of Yaariyan 2, Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru issued a statement and said that the Meezaan didn’t wear a Kirpan but a khukri.
Here’s the statement
— Radhika & Vinay (@SapruAndRao) August 28, 2023
Yaariyan 2 will be released in the cinemas on October 20.
