Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday said that the film 'Udta Punjab' can be released with just one cut. The other cuts ordered by the Central Board of Film Certification in the movie 'Udta Punjab' was struck down by the HC. The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue an ‘A’ certificate to the movie Udta Punjab with the deletion of one scene and a modifies disclaimer. The court ordered the CBFC to certify the movie within 48 hours, enabling its release on schedule on june 17.
Udta Punjab
Udta Punjab is an upcoming Indian crime thriller film co-written and directed by Abhishek Chaubey. It is about drug abuse in Punjab, India. Produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Motion Pictures in association with Phantom Films, it features Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in the lead roles. The film is scheduled for release on 17 June 2016.
Creative Freedom
The Bombay high court came down heavily on CBFC and advised it not to act like a “grandmother” The June 6 order passed by the CBFC’s revising committee calling for a total of 13 changes in the movie stands quashed. Changes as per the times. The CBFC need not be over-sensitive in the matter of art. The CBFC cannot stop creative people abruptly as it may discourage them. This will kill creativity
Release soon
The movie has been reported to have had issues with the censor board over profanities and scenes of drug use. On 9 June 2016, the Censor Board came out with a list of 94 cuts and 13 pointers prior to the film's release. One of the pointers even included deleting the names of cities in Punjab. On 13 June 2016, Bombay High Court cleared Udta Punjab with one cut and disclaimers. The scene where Shahid Kapoor's character Tommy Singh is shown urinating in front of a crowd needs to be chopped off, ruled the court. The CBFC has been directed to issue an 'A' certificate to Udta Punjab in two days.
controversies
The row over the film being drug-themed slated for release on June 17 escalated with co-producer Anurag Kashyap hitting out at Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, calling him "oligarch" and "dictator" and that it was like living in North Korea. The makers of the film are said to have been asked by the Revising Committee of the Censor Board to remove all references to Punjab and to make 89 cuts. Kashyap got the support of several filmmakers including Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt, Ram Gopal Varma, Aamir Khan, Imtiaz Ali, Varun Dhawan and Mukesh Bhatt. "It is a dark day for freedom of expression and creativity in the country," Mukesh Bhatt said, calling Pahlaj Nihalani a "stooge" of the government. It was finally cleared by bombay high court with the cuts reduced from 89 to 1 in which tommy singh was seen urinating. 'A' certificate was given and scheduled release is expected.
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