Director Sriram Raghavan, whose film Badlapur recently faced the impact of the Censor Board's diktat on banned words, has slammed the list released by the Board calling it "stupid". (Also Read: Was Only Following Guidelines: Censor Board Chief Pahlaj Nihalani on Banned Words)
Mr Raghavan who was in the capital with actors Varun Dhawan, Yami Gautam and Nawazuddin Siddiqui to promote his upcoming revenge drama, told news agency PTI, "I have seen that list but I don't know whether any other abuse will be allowed. There can be 50 more expletives. You will ask the people to write down so they will write down. So I think it is quite a stupid list because certain stories need a certain kind of language."
Badlapur's producer Dinesh Vijan clarified that while the Censor Board had passed the film with all scenes intact, the makers were asked to replace three cuss words with language that the Board did not object to.
Last week, the Censor Board had declared 15 Hindi and 13 English words off-limits for filmmakers provoking instant outrage in Bollywood and across social media.
With Inputs From PTI
Nawazuddin Siddiqui On Facing Discrimination In Society: "I'm The Ugliest Actor" Ahead Of Sonakshi Sinha And Zaheer Iqbal's Wedding, Uncle Pahlaj Nihalani Says, "These Days Children Take Their Own Decisions" Merry Christmas Box Office Collection Day 4: First Monday Result Of Katrina Kaif-Vijay Sethupathi's Film Abhishek Likes A Post On "Divorce" Amid Separation Rumours From Aishwarya Katrina Kaif Shares No-Filter Pic After Birthday Celebrations Inside Kolkata Knight Riders' New Office Designed By Gauri Khan "Sell Golgappas?": Kangana Ranaut On Shankaracharya's Remark On E Shinde Did A Massive Dam In China Slowed Earth's Rotation? Truth Behind Viral Claim Ukraine Rushes To Create AI-Enabled War Drones Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.