Controversial film Aarakshan [ Images ] released in Mumbai [ Images ] amid tight security.

We spotted policement outside theatres -- like this one in Dadar -- so that the film could release without any incident.

Security has also been beefed up outside the homes of lead actors Amitabh Bachchan [ Images ] and Saif Ali Khan [ Images ].

The Prakash Jha [ Images ] film has got into trouble because of its subject, and is facing a ban in states like Uttar Pradesh [ Images ], Punjab [ Images ] and Andhra Pradesh.

Photograph by: Sahil Salvi