I am proud to say there have been no protest morchas by religious organizations in front of the CBFC office in recent times. We are very careful about not hurting religious sentiments. While I try to process the mindboggling logic behind the defence offered by the CBFC chief (could it mean this: Akshay Kumar is a star, Rajkummar Rao is not?) the CBFC boss says, But Id have never passed the scene in PK.We got a lot of complaints from many parts of India for that. He dressed and behaved like a normal person although he played God. But Id say this in defence of Akshay Kumars scene in Oh My God, he was never dressed like a God. There were lots of corrupt practises in earlier tenures that I dont wish to discuss. Both the films and scenes you mention were passed before my tenure as the CBFCs chairperson started. But the promos carried the scene and the damage was done, But didnt Akshay Kumar as Lord Krishna in Umesh Shuklas Oh My God ride on a mobike? And didnt Raj Kumar Hiranis PK feature an actor made-up as Lord Shiva in a lengthy chase sequence? Over to Pahlaj Nihalani, the chairperson of the Censor Board. We removed it before granting the film a censor certification. Says CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani, We found the scene showing Rajkummar Rao dressed as Lord Shiva riding a two-wheeler to be objectionable. Apparently the Gods cannot be shown doing anything human. It shows Rajkummar Rao dressed as Lord Shiva riding a two-wheeler. Now for the scene that caused so much trouble for Tony. And the less I speak the better it is, said Tony with the wisdom that comes to the wounded. As he prepares to release the film Behen Hogi Teri that caused such religious outrage, he also gets ready for a long expensive legal battle to prove he is not guilty of hurting anyone but himself. Right now I am just relieved to be home, said Tony. I wasnt even aware of the objectionable scene. It took me a while to understand why I was being arrested. After 48 hours in custody in Jalandhar, the producer and director of Blue Boss and Azhar returned to his wife and son in Mumbai. Tony DSouza still doesnt know what hit him when he was whisked away earlier this week for hurting religious sentiments. But now I think we both can look at each others work dispassionately. For a very long time I stayed away from Shrutis films fearful that I may either be over-critical or over-indulgent. Kamal Haasan will be watching Behen Hogi Teri soon. Sagara Sangamam will be remembered for a long time. Manmohan DesaiI think it was Allah Rakha but I did a film called Sagara Sangamam instead.
I remember I lost out on the opportunity of doing a film with Mr. Unlike me, she is very sure of what he wants. Shruti is hopefully and probably making right career moves. In any case Shruti takes all her career decisions on her own. Says the protective but non-interfering father, It will all settle down, I hope. Kamalji was understandably worried about his daughters safety when the controversy broke out. And the sooner we realize it, the better for all of us in this business of entertainment. Our country is fast losing its sense of humour. I was not the least surprised with such extreme retaliations. Kamal Haasan who was lately embroiled in a controversy over his remarks on the Mahabharata, says such fundamentalist attacks are now a part of the entertainment spectrum. Theyve objected to a shot of Shrutis co-star Raj Kummar Rao riding a two-wheeler dressed like Lord Shiva. ') }) That Shruti Haasan s film the seemingly innocuous rom-com Behen Hogi Teri has fallen into the bad books of religious fundamentalists doesnt surprise her father Kamal Haasan, himself no stranger to controversies.
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