MUMBAI: Producers of Shahid Kapoor-starrer Udta Punjab agreed on Friday to delete a scene in which the lead character is shown urinating before a crowd after the Bombay High Court insisted that it, as suggested by the censor board, must be removed, Hindustan Times reported.
The judges said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should change its approach. The court also said the term ‘censor board’ was coined by the media and it was pleased to note that the CBFC does not mention and treat itself as the censor board, but instead as the Board of Film Certification.
The division bench adjourned the hearing and said it will pass an order on the other cuts suggested by the CBFC on Monday.
“Everybody has a choice. Let people decide whether a movie is good or bad … Hand over the remote to people — let them decide what to watch and when to switch off, whether it is television or cinema,” the judges said, adding, “If they (film producers) produce bad movies, they will suffer in the long run.”
Movies do not attract crowd because of abusive language used in it, but because of the long lasting creative impact it creates, the judges said responding to the CBFC’s contentions that the filmmakers had not only used abusive and offensive language, but have also shown Punjab in a very bad light.
The judges said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should change its approach. The court also said the term ‘censor board’ was coined by the media and it was pleased to note that the CBFC does not mention and treat itself as the censor board, but instead as the Board of Film Certification.
The division bench adjourned the hearing and said it will pass an order on the other cuts suggested by the CBFC on Monday.
“Everybody has a choice. Let people decide whether a movie is good or bad … Hand over the remote to people — let them decide what to watch and when to switch off, whether it is television or cinema,” the judges said, adding, “If they (film producers) produce bad movies, they will suffer in the long run.”
Movies do not attract crowd because of abusive language used in it, but because of the long lasting creative impact it creates, the judges said responding to the CBFC’s contentions that the filmmakers had not only used abusive and offensive language, but have also shown Punjab in a very bad light.
