Amid allegations of hurting religious sentiments of the Christian community, the makers of Sunny Deol’s ‘Jat’ have now removed a controversial scene when Christians have demanded a ban on the film.

The producers released a statement on Friday and said, “The film has a backlash for a specific scene. The scene has been removed from the film with immediate effect.”

‘Jat’ makers said that they did not intend to hurt any religious sentiments. “We regret it deeply and have taken quick action to remove the scene from the film. We honestly apologize to all those whose beliefs are hurt,” he said.

Earlier, a case was registered at Sadar police station in Jalandhar against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh, director Gopichand Malinani and producer Naveen Yarneni. He was accused of hurting religious sentiments due to a scene in ‘Jat’.

The case was filed under Section 299 of the Judgment of India (BNS) on the basis of a complaint of Vikalp Gold, resident of Foldvel village in Jalandhar. In the police complaint, the complainant said that a crucifixion of the copies of ‘Jat’ makes fun of the Lord Jesus Christ, which has hurt the religious sentiments of the Christian community.

The Christian community raised strong objections on a scene where Randeep Hooda is shown standing inside a church, under a cross placed above the holy pulpit, while people in the church are praying.

‘Jat’ is directed by Gopichand Malinani and is produced by Naveen Malineni with Maitri filmmakers and TG Vishwa Prasad under the People’s Media Factory Banner. The film was released on 10 April and earned Rs 4 crore on its second Thursday. Its total eight-day collection is about Rs 61.50 crore. The film is after Sunny Deol’s third largest films ‘Gadar’ and ‘Gadar 2’.