Mumbai:
TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor isat loggerheads with the censor board over her upcoming filmKyaa Super Kool Hain Hum.
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Kyaa Super.... had run intocontroversy because of its adult content as the Censor Boardof Film Certification (CBFC) gave its trailer an 'A'certificate.
"I feel I am censor's favourite punching bag but I don'tblame them. The problem is that the censor board is under hugepressure. Today anyone can file a PIL on a film. They have toanswer why they passed the film," Ekta told PTI.
Read: Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum is the most politically incorrect film: Ekta
The CBFC refused to show the trailer of Kyaa SuperKool Hain Hum in theatres till three scenes from the filmwere deleted. To deal with the situation, the makers uploadedthe uncut trailer on the Internet.
But the filmmaker is determined to get the three scenesback in the film.
"I want to have scenes back in the film. They are funscenes. We have a deadline till next Tuesday or Wednesdaybecause after that we have a release. I hope they understandour point of view," she said.
"There are three scenes, dialogues and name changingfor a character in the film and lots of other issues. When itis an adult film why is there a censorship on it as well?,"Ekta said.
Ekta Kapoor talks to NDTV: Full transcript
The three scenes that the CBFC objected to include AnupamKher's spoof on late Satyen Kappu's character from Sholay,Riteish Deshmukh commenting on female anatomy and a spoof onJohn Abraham's debut home production film Vicky Donor.Also, some Muslim groups have objected to dog's name inthe film.
Tusshar, Riteish copy Shilpa Shetty's UP Bihar act
The movie is a sequel to the 2005 release Kyaa KoolHain Hum and brings together Tusshar Kapoor and RiteishDeshmukh after seven years. It hits the screens July 27.
Ekta's last home production The Dirty Picture alsohad undergone several problems with the CBFC before itsrelease and afterwards.
Vidya Balan starrer The Dirty Picture was deniedpermission to be aired on television.
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Kyaa Super.... had run intocontroversy because of its adult content as the Censor Boardof Film Certification (CBFC) gave its trailer an 'A'certificate.
"I feel I am censor's favourite punching bag but I don'tblame them. The problem is that the censor board is under hugepressure. Today anyone can file a PIL on a film. They have toanswer why they passed the film," Ekta told PTI.
Read: Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum is the most politically incorrect film: Ekta
The CBFC refused to show the trailer of Kyaa SuperKool Hain Hum in theatres till three scenes from the filmwere deleted. To deal with the situation, the makers uploadedthe uncut trailer on the Internet.
But the filmmaker is determined to get the three scenesback in the film.
"I want to have scenes back in the film. They are funscenes. We have a deadline till next Tuesday or Wednesdaybecause after that we have a release. I hope they understandour point of view," she said.
"There are three scenes, dialogues and name changingfor a character in the film and lots of other issues. When itis an adult film why is there a censorship on it as well?,"Ekta said.
Ekta Kapoor talks to NDTV: Full transcript
The three scenes that the CBFC objected to include AnupamKher's spoof on late Satyen Kappu's character from Sholay,Riteish Deshmukh commenting on female anatomy and a spoof onJohn Abraham's debut home production film Vicky Donor.Also, some Muslim groups have objected to dog's name inthe film.
Tusshar, Riteish copy Shilpa Shetty's UP Bihar act
The movie is a sequel to the 2005 release Kyaa KoolHain Hum and brings together Tusshar Kapoor and RiteishDeshmukh after seven years. It hits the screens July 27.
Ekta's last home production The Dirty Picture alsohad undergone several problems with the CBFC before itsrelease and afterwards.
Vidya Balan starrer The Dirty Picture was deniedpermission to be aired on television.
