Looks like there is no end of troubles for Madhur Bhandarkar’s upcoming film Heroine, starring Kareena Kapoor. Latest we hear about it is that on Monday, its producers moved the Delhi High Court against the information and broadcasting ministry's order to display anti-smoking messages during smoking scenes in the movie.

The film is scheduled to be released on September 21. Justice Rajiv Shakdher issued notice to the information and broadcasting and health ministries and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and sought their responses by September 10.

UTV Software Communication, the film’s producer approached the court seeking issuance of a board certificate for the movie without the conditions related to anti-smoking messages. The producer also sought the setting aside of letter issued to them by the information and broadcasting ministry on August 2, imposing an additional condition that films that have smoking scenes should start with a 20-second warning on smoking hazards.

According to the ministry's letter, producers have to shoot the 20-second message on the actor seen smoking in the film, repeat it in the middle of the movie and also have a static message on the screen during the entire length of a smoking scene.

UTV said that the production house had been burdened with the "unreasonable and arbitrary requirement" to display a message during smoking scenes.

Now while we wait for the court’s decision over the issue, let’s check out Heroine trailer out here!

Source: NDTV