The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) becomes the talk of the town as soon as a film reaches the CBFC office. The end result usually is a series of ruthless cuts, delayed releases and unjustified judgements. The latest film to go under the knife of CBFC's harsh measures is the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starer Babumoshai Bandookbaaz.
According to a report in the Times of India, the censor board has asked Kushan Nandy to get rid of profanity and trim “humping scenes” by 80%. Nandy claimed that the CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani told him, “You are lucky I’m not banning your film.” The film’s producer, Kiran Shroff, also alleged that the CBFC members misbehaved with her, even questioning her gender identity. Shroff claimed that during an argument over the cuts, a female examining committee member accused Shroff of producing a movie with risque content despite being a woman. To this, Shroff alleged, another committee member added, “But she is not a woman. Look at what she is wearing.”
There are total 48 cuts made by the CBFC and here is the list of all of them-
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