London, Aug. 28 :     Who?s afraid of the BJP? Could it be Warner Brothers? The makers of the late Stanley Kubrick?s sexually explicit film, Eyes Wide Shut, have done an unexpected about-turn and are this week editing the scene which had offended Hindu organisations in America and in Britain. The changes are being made at vast cost to a master tape at studios in London before the revised version is transferred to 400 copies for general release in Britain on September 10. The film?s two main stars, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise, are due to attend the film?s London premiere on September 3. What had offended Hindu groups was the recitation of a shloka from the Bhagvad Gita to spice up an orgy scene. The character played by Cruise wanders across the screen in the sequence while the orgy occurs and the words from the Bhagvad Gita are heard in the background. A rough translation of the shloka, given by Hindu groups, offers the following: ?When evil descends on earth, I, as Krishna, will manifest in the form of a human being and destroy that evil.? The Warner Brothers change of heart has taken Hindu groups in America, which began the campaign against the film, and in Britain by surprise. In an earlier statement, Jan Varlan, executive producer of Eyes Wide Shut, had offered an apology to Hindus and said any offence caused was unintentional, but he had also insisted that the film could not be changed. Hindu groups protested by posting a website on the Internet ? a modern technique which is being exploited by an ancient religion ? and the resulting 600 comments have been forwarded to Warner Brothers. However, there is speculation in London that since most Hollywood companies intend to expand into India, Warner Brothers may have had second thoughts about annoying the BJP ahead of a possible election victory. The explanation from Julian Senior, European vice-president of Warners, was more contrite. He said: ?We asked ourselves what Stanley would have done?? He would apparently have changed the offending scene without a second?s hesitation since the mistake was made unwittingly, Senior added. ?We are editing the film this weekend, remixing the track,? he said. According to a film industry source, though, ?Kubrick would almost certainly have behaved like Shekhar Kapur and put his foot down, ?I won?t change a frame?. Editing the tape will cost Warners an arm and a leg.? Hindu organisations in Britain have generally been less energetic than their Muslim counterparts in pursuing perceived insults to the faith. But now they have adopted the line, ?No sex please, we?re Hindus.? Hashmukh Shah, spokesman for the Bradford-based Vishwa Hindu Parishad, expressed delight at what is seen as a remarkable victory for ?one billion Hindus across the world?. ?I am extremely pleased they are taking account of Hindu sensitivities. For long Hindus have been intolerably tolerant. But we can no longer go about with our eyes wide shut,? he commented. From the US, Ajay Shah, of the Hindu Anti-Defamation Council, said: ?This will teach the Hollywood mega-companies not to exploit Hindu scriptures and symbols.? He admitted he was ?astounded? by Warners? decision but believed the change may be related to the prospect of another BJP government. ?I told Warner Brothers that as part of the Time-Warner group, which wants to expand into other countries, it would be in their interest in keep Hindus happy,? he added.