/> Vipul Shah is excited about the release of Namaste London.

But the skirt issue that was raised when Katrina Kaif visited a Dargah for a scene, remains unresolved.

Says Vipul, "I've already edited it out of Namaste London But in today's times religious hostility isn't what I want over my head.

I don't want people getting hurt because of even one shot in my film. Causing offence and pain to any section of the audience is a defeating exercise for any filmmaker.

I don't want even one person getting emotionally hurt by my film. It's not worth it. We've seen serious debates arise out of films like Parzania and Traffic Signal. I don't want such issues to come in the way of my relationship with the audience. So I'd rather re-shoot what's offensive."

In the meanwhile the lack of originality in Vipul's film is also being seriously discussed.

Laughs the director, "Everyone has his own take on where Namaste London is inspired from. Some think it's Manoj Kumar's Purab Aur Paschim. Others think it's Mani Rathnam's Moun Ragam.

Rishi Kapoor who's part of my cast thinks he did a film called Kasak which was a horrible remake of Moun Ragam. Let the audience decide what it is. People seem to think, chalo ek love story hai. But within the given framework I've done something quite different from the expected."

As for the story about Upen gettinga raw deal vis-à-vis Akshay Kumay, Vipul has taken a firm stand.

"I'm giving Upen a chance to explain to me where all this talk is coming from. I'll give my side of the story. For now I'd like to say Upen doesn't figure in the promos because during scripting he didn't fit into any of the songs.

Everyone including Upen had a copy of the script. The entire English crew has a script. They don't work without a script. Upen needs to be patient."