A day after Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant threatened to block Chhaava`s release over its controversial ‘lezim’ scene, the film’s director Laxman Utekar met MNS chief Raj Thackeray for a candid discussion for the same. While exiting the politician’s residence, Shiv Teerth, in Dadar, Laxman told the media that he would remove the scene. 

Chhaava director to remove `lezim` scene

Chhaava stars Vicky Kaushal as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and Rashmika Mandanna as Maharani Yesubai. The film`s trailer, released earlier this week, has a sequence in which Kaushal and Mandanna are seen dancing with the `lezim`, a traditional musical instrument associated with Maharashtra`s cultural heritage.