Veena Malik’s item number dropped from special screening of ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’

A special screening of the film ‘Gali Gali Chor Hai’, which deals with corruption, was arranged for activist Anna Hazare, along with 100 villagers from his native Ralegan Siddhi. The filmmakers wanted the 74-year-old to be the first to view their political satire and grant it his blessings. That might explain why the item number ‘Chhanno’, performed by Pakistani actor Veena Malik, was dropped from the very first screening. Lead actor Akshaye Khanna, who attended the open-air screening along with co-stars Shriya Saran and Mugdha Godse, hastens to explain: “We wanted to make the film for Anna as crisp as possible. He is not enjoying the best of health.”
Point out that involving the Gandhian in promotions was a cleverly-timed feat, and Akshaye says, “However honest our cause is, we have to face the brunt that it’s a publicity stunt.” In the film Akshaye plays a common man pitted against a corrupt system and slaps a police officer and local politician in contempt. The film directed by Rumi Jaffrey is set to hit theatres on February 3.