Thursday, 9th June 2016, 04:00 PM IST
The drug drama film, ‘Udta Punjab’ is battling the censor board after it ordered an irrational decision of 89 cuts from the movie and also to remove the reference of Punjab from the movie. This issue has created uproar in the film industry. The industry, mainly directors, addressed the press yesterday. Other big celebrities like Aamir Khan and Amitabh Bachchan have also supported the film against Censor Board.
Aamir said, “This kind of thing reflects very badly on the CBFC. It's a social film which talks about the drug addiction issue of Punjab's youth. It has a good social message. I don't think there's anything that should be cut or not shown to the audience. It's very important that filmmakers have a voice which is not throttled. I think the makers of the film are going to the FCAT (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal) in two, three days. My best wishes to the team that it gets justice at the Tribunal.”
Amitabh Bachchan, known for careful choice of words said, "I am not quite aware of what the issue is. I have been reading about it. All I can say is that don't try and kill creativity. If you kill creativity, you kill the soul and that is all that we (artistes) have. As an artiste and a creative person, all I can say is that don't kill creativity.”
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