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The actor, who plays an upright college principal in the movie, says the ban is a "disrespect" to Censor Board, which had passed the film without any cuts. Jha was later forced to delete certain scenes after protests.
"UP, Punjab and today Andhra Pradesh have given notice to ban the film and not allow it to be projected for another 2 months a provision given administratively to each government.
"What is the need then of the Censor Board, a statutory body instituted by you, the legislatures and Parliamentarians that govern this land. You nominate what you believe, to disbelieve what you nominate!! Better to remove it altogether then rather than give it disrespect," Bachchan wrote on his blog.
The 68-year-old star, who has been careful with his words, has taken to his blog to defend the movie.
"What good will 2 months do then in the law and order situation - the reason given for the non showing of this product! So the same film is a law and order problem now and today but shall not be a problem after 2 months??" wrote Bachchan.
The film also includes Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpai and Prateik in pivotal roles, and released in the rest of the country today.
