Advocate moves court to get 'LLB' dropped from 'Jolly LLB 2'
Advocate Ajaykumar S Waghmare has filed a petition at the Bombay High Court, asking that the word 'LLB' should be deleted from the title of Akshay Kumar's 'Jolly LLB 2'. He stated that it is an attempt to malign the reputation of the legal profession. He further said the trailer shows the characters playing cards and dancing in court premises.
Congratulations to Akshay Kumar's Jolly LLB 2 for joining the list of films to have offended people in this country.Advocate Ajaykumar S Waghmare has filed a petition at the Bombay High Court, asking that the word 'LLB' should be deleted from the Jolly LLB 2, the title of Akshay Kumar's upcoming film.According to a report in The Hindu, advocate Waghmare has stated in his petition that using the word LLB is a "deliberate attempt to malign the reputation of the Indian legal profession."ALSO READ: Akshay Kumar's fan cycles 1.6 km from Haridwar to meet his idolALSO READ: Airlift turns a year old. Here's why the film speaks to the Indian in all of usALSO WATCH: Jolly LLB 2 trailer reviewWaghmare's petition says that the characters in the film's trailer are shown to be playing cards and dancing in court premises which suggests that Akshay's film has no respect for the judicial profession, discipline and ethics. Waghmare has also asked the court to stop Jolly LLB 2's trailer from being played on social media and TV channels.Jolly LLB 2 revolves around the story of lawyer Jagdish Mishra (Akshay Kumar) who locks horns with a rival lawyer played by National Award-winning actor Annu Kapoor in a high-profile case. Much of Jolly LLB 2 is set within the premises of a court as is justified by the film's subject.WATCH JOLLY LLB 2 TRAILER HEREWaghmare's petition is likely to be heard at the Bombay High Court on January 24. The film is scheduled to release on February 10.Jolly LLB 2 is the second Akshay film from 2017 after Toilet: Ek Prem Katha which has offended somebody.In November last year, a group of saints in Mathura objected to the shooting of Toilet: Ek Prem Katha as the film's content was allegedly hurting the sentiments of the people of two villages Nandgaon and Barsana, where the film was being shot.