Udta Punjab producer Anurag Kashyap thinks India feels like North Korea
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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