#Mumbai : few days ago it was reported that Abhishek Chaubey’s upcoming film ‘Udta Punjab’ starring Shahid Kapoor , Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh has run into trouble with the Censor Board. The movie was rejected by the Examining Committee due to its expletive-laden dialogues and scenes showing drug consumption. Now, according to a report on Spotboye.com, producer Anurag Kashyap has directly approached Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to clear the film. Unwilling to run the risk of cuts being suggested by the Revising Committee or the Tribunal, the producer decided to skip them altogether and approach the I&B minister, concluded the report.
Move on to the next slide to read about other movies that ran into trouble with the Censor Board…
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Our Censor Board has once again highlighted its displeasure over words like ‘lesbian’ and ‘homosexual’. Last year, they muted the word ‘lesbian’ in Yash Raj Films’ ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’. This time, Hansal Mehta’s ‘Aligarh’ is at the receiving end. The Censors have given an adult certificate to the film’s trailer purely due to the mention of the word ‘homosexuality’ in it, reported BollywoodLife. This, obviously, hasn’t gone down well with the makers. Starring Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkumar Rao, the film is all set to release on February 26, 2016.
This is not the first time that the Censor Board is embroiled in a controversy. Click the following slide to know why filmmaker Prakash Jha accused the Censor chief of lying…
‘Aligarh’ latest victim of Censor diktat?
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Ever since he took up the chair last year, Pahlaj Nihalani, the chief of the Censor Board for Film Certification (CBFC), is continuously been slammed by filmmakers for the cuts his suggests in films. The latest filmmaker to have a grudge against the chief is Prakash Jha. He recently expressed his displeasure at the cuts ordered by Nihalani in his film Jai Gangaajal due to the use of abusive language, including the word ‘sala’. However, Nihalani has now stated that Jha isn’t telling the entire story. While talking to PTI, he said, “Prakash Jha had come to us and we had agreed to give him ‘A’ certificate without any cuts but he wanted U/A certificate. We did not agree to it. He is not telling the entire truth.”
Recently, Ashoke Pandit, himself a Censor Board member, had heavily condemned Nihalani for ordering cuts in Jai Gangaajal. Click the next slide to read his angry reaction…
Censor Chief: Prakash Jha not telling the entire truth
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Pahlaj Nihalani: Happy to quit if asked
Rumours were rife about Pahlaj Nihalani’s possible sacking as the Censor Board chief. The reasons mentioned speculated for the same were his strict diktats he issued as the chief and the tribute video that he had made for India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. However, Nihalani has rubbished the reports as mere rumours. He has now been quoted as saying that if the I&B ministry asks him to quit he would be happy to do so, as reported by Bollywood Hungama. He also added that as long as he is the chief, he will continue working as per the ‘guidelines’ no matter how much it irks others.
Click on the next slide to know how Angry Indian Goddesses is being troubled by the Censor Board…
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‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ in Censor trouble?
Films facing trouble from the Censor Board has become routing incidents, ever since the censor committee was revived earlier this year. If reports are to be believed, the latest film to come under the scanner of the Censors is Pan Nalin’s Angry Indian Goddesses. According to a news report by NDTV.com, the Censor members have objected to the lyrics of the song ‘Dil Dola Re’ as they feel the phrase can have a double meaning. Owing to this, the song cannot be played on television.
Click the next slide to read Emraan Hashmi’s bold opinion on the Censor Board…
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Emraan Hashmi feels Censor’s decisions take us back to the dark ages
When asked to comment on the kiss controversy revolving around the movie, Spectre, Emraan Hashmi had a rather interesting thought to share. The Censor Board has chopped off a large portion of the kiss in the James Bond flick. Reacting to this, Emraan said that such decisions take us back to the dark ages. He feels that the Censors can give ‘A’ certificate to a film instead of chopping scenes. He also added that at a time when the audience is exposed to international cinema, we are making Bollywood regressive with such decisions.
Click on the next slide to know about the Censor Chief’s shocking confession about Spectre…
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Censor Board chief hasn’t seen Spectre yet
Spectre, the latest James Bond flick, has been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has chopped off a kissing scene in the film by about 20 seconds, which hasn’t gone down well with the audience. The controversy spread further after Pahlaj Nihalani, the Chief of CBFC, defended the cuts during media interactions. However, Nihalani’s claim in an interview with Times Now has stunned everyone. He revealed that he hasn’t seen Spectre at all. He said, “I have not seen the film. It is not my job to watch all movies. In fact, I have not even seen a single shot of the film, including the kiss scene.” When he was further probed as to why was he defending the cuts if he hadn’t seen the film, he added, “My panel members have seen the film.”
Click the next slide to learn about more Censor Board controversies…
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Hate Story 3: Daisy Shah’s role downsized?
Daisy Shah’s role in the movie, Hate Story 3, will be merely 15 to 20 minutes long, reported Mid-day.com. The erotic-thriller has come under the scrutiny of the Censor Board for its bold and dare-to-bare scenes. Daisy plays the ‘other woman’ in the movie and will feature in two erotic songs in the film. A source has informed that Daisy was supposed to feature in only one song, but due to Salman’s intervention, she was included in other tracks as well. Apparently, some portions, featuring the actress, were also chopped off from the film.
Meanwhile, let’s see what Sonakshi has to say to the Censor Board chief…
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