EXCLUSIVE: Pahlaj Nihalani stunned by zero outrage over censoring of Six Seconds of Kissing Scene in Shahid Kapoor’s Deva; Draws Parallels With Spectre-Sanskari James Bond Episode: “Main Karu to Saala Character Dheela Hai”: Bollywood News
On Saturday, January 25, Bollywood hungama Broke the news that Six seconds of lip lock had been edited from the shahid kapoor-starr Deva By the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). For the ex-CBFC Chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, it brieft back memory of Spectre (2015). The CBFC, Under Pahlaj Nihalani’s Leadership, Had Asked To Remove Two Kissing Scenes Totalling a Duration of 20 Seconds. It LED to a Lot of Brouhaha with Social Media Joking That James Bond Has Now Become Sanskari.
EXCLUSIVE: Pahlaj Nihalani stunned by zero outrage over censoring of Six Seconds of Kissing Scene in Shahid Kapoor’s Deva; Draws Parallels With Spectre-Sanskari James Bond Episode: “Main Karu to Saala Character Dheela Hai”
9 years laater, when news of censoring of the kissing scene in Deva Has come to the fore, pahlaj nihalani is stunned that there’s no hue and cry. When Contacted, Pahlaj Nihalani Exclusively Told Bollywood hungama,Main karu to saala Character dheela hai,
He explained, “We remove the kissing scene from Spectre, So that the makers can get a u/a rating. It was the first james bond film that didn’t get an ‘a’ a ‘rating. Therefore, The Studio was also very happy. But people like arnab goswami created a ruckus. The fact is that the cut happy after a healthy discussion between the examining committee of the cbfc and the studio. I had not even seen the film. A Media Trial was going on Against Me. Whatever I used to do then, I used to get brickbats. And now, when they see the present condition of the cbfc, they say, ‘Pahlaj Hi Theek Tha ‘,
Emphasizing that “Whather the Kiss Lasts for 6 Seconds or 2 Seconds, It doesn’t matter; The Reduction of Impact is What Counts, “Pahlaj Nihalani Further Said,”Deva is a south film remake. So, the makers try that the remake should get the same rating as the original film. And maybe, they felt that a longer kiss Scene would make the film adult. Therefore, The Kiss must have been reduced so that Deva can be passed with a u/a rating. “
Coming back to the present-day CBFC, Headed By Prasoon Joshi, Pahlaj Nihalani Exulted, “Abhi jo CBFC hai, woh kya aur kaise pass karta hai, woh toh unhi ko malumThey passed everything in Animal (2023). But in a particular film, they didn’t allow the use of ‘Jai Shri Ram’! They are removing religious references, jiski wajah se aaj sarkar chal rahi hai,
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