Mahesh Manjrekar Reacts To POCSO Case Against Him Over His Film Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nai Koncha

On
Wednesday
(February
23),
a
case
was
registered
against
filmmaker
Mahesh
Manjrekar
at
the
Mahim
Police
Station,
Mumbai
under
IPC
Section
292,
34,
POCSO
(Protection
of
Children
from
Sexual
Offences)
Section
14
and
IT
Section
67
and
67B,
for
portraying
children
in
an
objectionable
manner
in
his
Marathi
film,

Nay
Varan
Bhat
Loncha
Kon
Nai
Koncha.
For
the
unversed,
social
activist
Seema
Deshpande
had
filed
a
plea
against
the
director,
in
which
she
had
taken
an
objection
over
the
obscene
scenes
involving
children.

Let
us
tell
you,

Nay
Varan
Bhat
Loncha
Kon
Nai
Koncha
has
been
in
the
news
ever
since
its
trailer
was
released.
The
film
is
based
on
Jayant
Pawar’s
book
‘Varanbhat
Loncha
Ni
Kon
Nay
Koncha’
about
a
young
boy’s
tryst
with
oppression,
revenge
and
the
crime
world.
Well,
some
of
the
scenes
in
which
minors
are
shown
abusing
and
engaging
in
sexual
acts,
didn’t
go
down
well
with
many
people.
National
Commission
for
Women
(NCW)
had
also
expressed
its
displeasure
over
the
trailer.

Now,
after
all
the
controversy,
Mahesh
Manjrekar
finally
reacted
to
the
POCSO
case
filed
against
him.
He
told
Times
of
India,
“I
don’t
want
to
get
into
the
legal
aspect
of
the
case
because
that’s
something
my
lawyers
will
respond
to.
But
it’s
a
free
country
and
everybody
has
a
right
to
voice
their
opinion.
We’ll
take
due
course
of
action
as
per
the
law.
Our
film
is
meant
for
viewing
by
people
above
the
age
of
18
only.
This
was
something
that
we
clearly
stated
on
our
poster
too.
Plus,
the
film
was
released
in
theatres
after
being
censored
by
the
CBFC.
What
else
can
I
say?”

POCSO
Case
Registered
Against
Mahesh
Manjrekar
For
Objectionable
Portrayal
Of
Women
&
Children

The

Vaastav
director
also
expressed
his
disappointment
over
people’s
objection
to
the
film
as
it
was
passed
by
the
CBFC
with
an
A
certificate.
He
said,
“The
film
is
about
a
boy
who
has
faced
constant
oppression
and
has
this
raw,
animal
instinct
of
seeking
revenge
that
comes
forth
in
a
way
that’s
not
acceptable
to
society.
Have
I
shown
any
nudity
in
the
film?
No.
Have
I
made
a
p*rn
film?
No.
Sure,
there’s
strong
language
and
bold
scenes,
but
this
backlash
that
we
are
getting,
that’s
something
we
hadn’t
expected.”

Mahesh
Manjrekar
In
Trouble!
Complaint
Filed
Against
Director
For
Objectionable
Portrayal
Of
Women
&
Children

Nay
Varan
Bhat
Loncha
Kon
Nai
Koncha
stars
Prem
Dharmadhikari,
Varad
Nagwekar,
Nupur
Dudwadkar,
Rohit
Haldikar,
Umesh
Jagtap,
Chhaya
Kadam,
Atul
Kale,
Savita
Malpekar,
Ashwini
Kulkarni,
Dhananjay
Mandrekar,
Shashank
Shende,
Kashmera
Shah
and
others
in
key
roles.
The
film
was
released
on
January
14,
2022
in
theatres.