A still from Titli.
Mumbai:
Filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee, who has co-produced Titli, revealed that the Censor Board had asked the makers to tone down the strong language used in the upcoming film.
Titli has been directed by Kanu Behl and also co-produced by Yash Raj Films. The film, which is about a dysfunctional family from Delhi, stars Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Shashank Arora, Lalit Behl and Shivani Raghuvanshi in the lead roles. (Also Read: Titli Trailer Stars a Family of Rogues, One of Who Wants to Break Free)
"We did not face any problems when we had the first screening of Titli for the censor committee. They did not cut a single second of the film, we were overjoyed but they did say that because of the strong language, we will leave it to the chairman's discretion as to what should be done," Mr Banerjee told reporters at a promotional event of Titli.
"The chairman called us after two weeks and he recommended that we should go for a revision committee. They passed the film without dilution of the strong language except in three scenes. We were told that the strong language should be reduced to 50 per cent and we did that. We were happy as the film was not touched upon," Mr Banerjee added.
He also said that they had to wait for a month to get the certificate as the chairman initially did not agree to the recommendations of the revising committee.
"We did not get the certificate for a month, so we requested the censor board to look into the matter. The chairman said that he did not agree to the recommendations of the revising committee because of technical problems," the Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! director said.
"We could not understand which guidelines they were talking about. The chairman told us to reduce the strong language in all the other scenes and we did that. There was another period of waiting," the Shanghai director said.
The 46-year-old filmmaker said that he and Mr Behl worked for three years on the movie.
"We have spent three and half years working on this film. Titli is a family drama. It is about the relationship between a father and a son, brothers, a wife and the shadow of a mother. Titli is a different kind of a film," he added.
Talking about Marathi film Court, which will represent the country in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars, Dibakar Banerjee said, "I have not seen the film. I feel there should be a debate between whatever best Indian films are competing for it."
Titli has been directed by Kanu Behl and also co-produced by Yash Raj Films. The film, which is about a dysfunctional family from Delhi, stars Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial, Shashank Arora, Lalit Behl and Shivani Raghuvanshi in the lead roles. (Also Read: Titli Trailer Stars a Family of Rogues, One of Who Wants to Break Free)
"We did not face any problems when we had the first screening of Titli for the censor committee. They did not cut a single second of the film, we were overjoyed but they did say that because of the strong language, we will leave it to the chairman's discretion as to what should be done," Mr Banerjee told reporters at a promotional event of Titli.
"The chairman called us after two weeks and he recommended that we should go for a revision committee. They passed the film without dilution of the strong language except in three scenes. We were told that the strong language should be reduced to 50 per cent and we did that. We were happy as the film was not touched upon," Mr Banerjee added.
He also said that they had to wait for a month to get the certificate as the chairman initially did not agree to the recommendations of the revising committee.
"We did not get the certificate for a month, so we requested the censor board to look into the matter. The chairman said that he did not agree to the recommendations of the revising committee because of technical problems," the Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! director said.
"We could not understand which guidelines they were talking about. The chairman told us to reduce the strong language in all the other scenes and we did that. There was another period of waiting," the Shanghai director said.
The 46-year-old filmmaker said that he and Mr Behl worked for three years on the movie.
"We have spent three and half years working on this film. Titli is a family drama. It is about the relationship between a father and a son, brothers, a wife and the shadow of a mother. Titli is a different kind of a film," he added.
Talking about Marathi film Court, which will represent the country in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars, Dibakar Banerjee said, "I have not seen the film. I feel there should be a debate between whatever best Indian films are competing for it."
