Mumbai Feb 18 PTI A special court here on Friday directed the police to probe a complaint against filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar for allegedly portraying children in an objectionable manner in his latest film A special POCSO court directed the local police to probe makers of the film Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Koni Nahi Koncha including its director Mahesh Manjrekar Social activist Seema Deshpande through her lawyer Prakash Salsingikar had filed a complaint before the court seeking action against Manjrekar and others The complaint states that the trailer of the movie which was later released in theatres and OTT platforms is abundant with obscene material The complainant has claimed that it has the tendency to corrupt and deprave the minds of those who are open to such immoral influences Finding merits in the complaint special judge S N Shaikh directed the suburban Mahim police to investigate the case as per provisions of the CrPC The film based on a story by late Jayant Pawar features actors Prem Dharmadhikari Chhaya Kadam Shashank Shende and Kashmera Shah The story revolves around two teenage boys who grow up facing deprivation and brutality by the society and become hardcore criminals PTI AVI ARU ARU

Mumbai Jan 27 PTI A complaint was filed against filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar in a court here on Thursday for allegedly portraying women and children in an objectionable manner his latest Marathi film The Kshatriya Maratha Seva Sanstha filed a complaint before the Bandra metropolitan magistrate court seeking action against Manjrekar under sections 292 sale etc of obscene content 295 punishment for obscene acts or words in public 34 common intention of the IPC and Indecent Representation of the Women Prohibition Act Apart from Manjrekar the complainant has also named Narendra and Shreyans Hirawat and NH Studioz who are producers of the film Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha as accused in the case The complaint filed through advocate D V Saroj states that the Marathi film which was released in cinema halls and OTT platforms on January 14 shows sexually explicit content depicting women and children in highly objectionable ways The complainant claimed that the content had caused disharmony in the society resulting in protests throughout Maharashtra The movie features actors Prem Dharmadhikari Chhaya Kadam Shashank Shende and Kashmera Shah As per the complaint the movie is based on a story written by late Jayant Pawar and revolves around two teenage boys who grow up facing deprivation and brutality and become hardcore criminals The matter will be heard on February 28 PTI AVI ARU ARU