MARGARITA, WITH A STRAW Faces The Scissors Of CBFC
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Thursday, 26th Mar 2015, 3:39 PM IST The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had stated that Central Board of Film Certification is a certifying body and not a censoring one. But, still the movies are facing the scissors of CBFC. ‘Margarita, With A Straw’ is the latest film to be affected. The makers of the film have been told to tone down a kissing scene between Kalki Koechlin and Sayani Gupta and also a peeing scene in the film. Shonali Bose, the director of the film, said, "There is a 12-second-long kiss between the two characters, but the CBFC had problems with it. They want me to reduce it to just a few seconds. I explained that as it is their first kiss, it can't be that brief." They also told to cut a scene where a male actor removes Kalki’s undergarments so she can use washroom. "I told them this is reality, not titillation. My cousin sister suffers from cerebral palsy and when nobody else is around; her father has to take off her underwear so she can use the loo. She will pee in her pants otherwise," Bose said. Bose further said, "The film will go to the Revising Committee now. I hope better sense prevails as the EC, to my shock, told me they had moral guidelines to follow. I'm not going to settle for a single cut and will go to the Tribunal if required. It's a sensitive film and the CBFC should see it in the context it's made. Fortunately, my producers are backing me in this fight." Now you can enjoy ad-free experience by downloading India’s first Box Office mobile app from here –Android: http://bit.ly/BOCapsuleMobileApp and iOS: bit.ly/BOCapsuleiOSApp |