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Udta Punjab producer Anurag Kashyap thinks India feels like North Korea

Udta Punjab producer Anurag Kashyap thinks India feels like North Korea

After the Censor Board proposed 89 cuts as well as a different title we can't say we blame him for drawing that parallel
07 Jun, 2016

Udta Punjab has made the censor board uncomfortable from the get go -- and it seems like the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) might not let the movie see the light of day in all its raw glory.

According to Times of India, the CBFC has now asked the producers to drop Punjab from the title, having earlier proposed 89 cuts from the movie for its excessive use of profanities.

In a review reportedly presided over by Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, the committee recommended heavy cuts to temper the "reality" of the film. It also wanted the film to be set in a fictional land rather than in Punjab.

And it seems like that was the last straw for Anurag Kashyap, one of the producers of the grimy crime drama.

With a reference to the dictator regime of North Korea, he added his voice to members of the fraternity who have accused the Board of interfering with artistic freedom, tweeting:

Udta Punjab starring Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt and Diljit Dosanjh in a pivotal role, deals with substance abuse and how it affects the youth of the state.

The movie was slated to release on June 17; however, that seems unlikely now.

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Brijesh Jun 07, 2016 11:08am
Film certificatation board becomes to touchy at times.
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Raj Kafir Jun 07, 2016 11:09am
Indian Punjab is plagued with drugs. Now it is too late for the blame game, we want our Punjab back as number one state. Now Indian Punjab is at rock bottom, even Bihar is doing better than Punjab. If Udta Punjab can benefit and save one life, its objective is fulfilled. We need not anti Pakistan movies, we need anti social evils' subjects movies.
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sameer Jun 07, 2016 11:18am
good that censor ban these psychopath movies who take pride in profanity , nudity and abuse
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