Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci in a still from SPECTRE
New Delhi:
Indian audiences and celebrities like Ashoke Pandit, Shirish Kunder and Chetan Bhagat have criticised the Indian Censor Board for making James Bond, the famous British spy, Sanskari in his latest film SPECTRE. (Also Read: James Bondji, Having Trouble Being Sanskari? Twitter Has Top Tips)
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted:
Author Chetan Bhagat wrote:
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been roasted for cutting short kissing scenes between actor Daniel Craig and his leading ladies in the 24th James Bond film.
Some of the cuss words like 'F' and 'a**hole' have also been deleted by the board to give a U/A certificate to the latest 007 film, which is all set to hit Indian screens on Friday.
The kissing scenes of Daniel Craig with Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux are too extensive, according to the CBFC and have been cut down by 50 percent.
Calls made by IANS to CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani, CEO (additional charge) Manish Desai and board member Ashoke Pandit went unanswered.
The hashtag #SanskariJamesBond was the top trend on Twitter yesterday. A majority of Indian James Bond fans don't seem to have liked the cuts the CBFC effected in the latest Bond offering.
Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit tweeted:
#PahlajNihalani has always functioned on his own accord and I don't subscribe to his curtailing of creative rights. #JamesBond #CBFC
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 18, 2015#Spectre is an internationally applauded film, bt again #PahalajNihalani messes it up by shading it with his own thought process. #JamesBond
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 18, 2015Just because I didn't succumb 2 #PahalajNihalani's likes & dislikes, I've never bn called 2 see a film in the revising committee. #JamesBond
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 18, 2015#PahalajNilhalani is a maker who started d trend of 'vulgarity' in Indian cinema esp. songs & is now giving sermons 2 filmmakers. #JamesBond
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) November 18, 2015Author Chetan Bhagat wrote:
Heard Censor Board trimmed kiss length in a bond movie. Wonder how they decide? They all watch and mid way say "boss, ab yeh jyada ho gaya"
— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) November 19, 2015The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been roasted for cutting short kissing scenes between actor Daniel Craig and his leading ladies in the 24th James Bond film.
Some of the cuss words like 'F' and 'a**hole' have also been deleted by the board to give a U/A certificate to the latest 007 film, which is all set to hit Indian screens on Friday.
The kissing scenes of Daniel Craig with Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux are too extensive, according to the CBFC and have been cut down by 50 percent.
Calls made by IANS to CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani, CEO (additional charge) Manish Desai and board member Ashoke Pandit went unanswered.
The hashtag #SanskariJamesBond was the top trend on Twitter yesterday. A majority of Indian James Bond fans don't seem to have liked the cuts the CBFC effected in the latest Bond offering.
