The Marathi trailer of the much-awaited biopic of late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray has kicked up a storm. Several people, including Tamil actor Siddharth, slammed the Thackeray trailer for spewing "hate" against South Indians.

In one scene, which is missing from the Hindi trailer of the film, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who plays Bal Thackeray, refers to South Indians as "saale yandugundu" while addressing a rally. He concludes with, "Uthao lungi, bajao pungi."

Slamming the Marathi trailer, Siddharth wrote, "The conveniently un-subtitled #Marathi trailer of #Thackeray. So much hate sold with such romance and heroism (Music, tiger roars, applause, jingoism). No solidarity shown to millions of South Indians and immigrants who make #Mumbai great. #HappyElections!"

The conveniently un-subtitled #Marathi trailer of #Thackeray. So much hate sold with such romance and heroism (Music, tiger roars, applause, jingoism). No solidarity shown to millions of South Indians and immigrants who make #Mumbai great. #HappyElections! https://t.co/F13jMcIRle Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 27, 2018

Poetic justice is when a Muslim actor from UP gets to play the part of the revered Marathi bigot in a propaganda film. Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 26, 2018

Nawazuddin has repeated 'Uthao lungi bajao pungi' (lift the lungi and *'#$ him) in the film #Thackeray. Clearly hate speech against South Indians... In a film glorifying the person who said it! Are you planning to make money out of this propaganda? Stop selling hate! Scary stuff! Siddharth (@Actor_Siddharth) December 26, 2018

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) had raised objections to two dialogues in the trailer. "Some audio-modifications were suggested in the Marathi trailer of the film Thackeray. These have been mutually agreed upon by the filmmaker and CBFC. Report has been shared with the filmmaker. There are no visual cuts, two audio modifications have been suggested in the Marathi trailer," Tushar Karmakar, Regional Officer, CBFC, told India Today Television.

Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut, who is the writer and producer of Thackeray, was in a defiant mood when he spoke to India Today Television at the trailer launch. "No one has ever dared to stop a Thackeray. And no one can stop him in the future. The film will be exactly like how Balasaheb was," he said.

WATCH THE MARATHI TRAILER OF THACKERAY HERE

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