Aamir Khan starrer 'Rang De Basanti' which was involved in a controversy for depiction of MIG fighter aircraft as accident prone, has steered clear after being seen by the Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and the three chiefs of the defence forces: Air Marshal S P Tyagi, General J J Singh and Admiral Arun Prakash.
Though the movie had already been cleared by the censor board, it had created controversy. The has shot scenes in the movie 'Rang De Basanti' focussing on accidents caused to MIG-21. The film portrays the lives of young pilots, the risks they undertake while flying and hardships their families undergo after deaths of officers in crashes.
Vinay Rai of Leo Arts welcomed the clearance given to the film and said: 'The media has a role in highlighting the need for modernisation of our defence forces'.
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