Mumbai: The controversy over objectionable scenes in the film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story' took a new turn with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray refusing to meet its producer-director Shashilal Nair, who went to his residence on September 7 night, even as the actress moved the appropriate authorities for revoking the exhibition license of the film.

Nair went to meet Thackeray at his "Matoshree" residence but the Sena chief did not see him. Thackeray's secretary, however, accepted a letter from the producer and said the Sena chief would get back to him, Nair's spokesman said.

In another development, lawyer of actress Manisha Koirala Satish Maneshinde dashed off letters to Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Sushma Swaraj and Central Board of Film Certification urging them to revoke or suspend the license under the provisions of Cinematograph Act.

The letters were faxed on September 7, Maneshinde told said.

Nair had gone to meet Thackeray to clarify his stand on the issue concerning objectionable scenes in the film and had even threatened to go on hunger strike if the talks failed.

In the letter, he urged Thackeray to consider the issue as a creative art. Nair reminded Thackeray that he had in the past made film "Angaar" and the Sena chief had described it as a masterpiece of creative art. He urged Thackeray to consider film 'Ek Chhoti Si Love Story' as a creative work.

The high court, hearing Manisha's appeal, granted a stay on the commercial release of the film. The Shiv sainiks had on September 7 resorted to noisy protests in theatres leading to cancellation of shows of the film. So far, seven persons have been arrested in this connection.

PTI