Mumbai: You may be an adult, but the Pahlaj Nihalani-led film certification board believes you don't have it in you to take a fictional Bollywood film with a dog named 'Jacky Chain'.
Among the long list of cuts in the controversy-hit film Udta Punjab demanded by the Central Board of Film Certification or CBFC, at cut number 11, the board writes, "Delete the name of dog as 'Jacky Chain'". The reason, it would appear, is that it's named after Hollywood actor Jackie Chan.
Also asked to delete is a signboard with the name 'Punjab' and wherever the words Punjab, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Tarantaran, Jashanpura, Ambesar, Ludhiana and Moga appear.
But for the CBFC are words like 'election, 'MP', 'party' in party worker, 'MLA', 'Punjab' and 'Parliament' a clear no-no, the note suggests.
But the CBFC also doesn't want viewers to see how drugs are injected and hence all such "close up shots" have been asked to be chopped off.
Mr Nihalani has denied the allegations.
Among the long list of cuts in the controversy-hit film Udta Punjab demanded by the Central Board of Film Certification or CBFC, at cut number 11, the board writes, "Delete the name of dog as 'Jacky Chain'". The reason, it would appear, is that it's named after Hollywood actor Jackie Chan.
Also asked to delete is a signboard with the name 'Punjab' and wherever the words Punjab, Jalandhar, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Tarantaran, Jashanpura, Ambesar, Ludhiana and Moga appear.
But for the CBFC are words like 'election, 'MP', 'party' in party worker, 'MLA', 'Punjab' and 'Parliament' a clear no-no, the note suggests.
Pahlaj Nihalani has alleged the makers of the film have been funded by the Aam Aadmi Party.
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But the CBFC also doesn't want viewers to see how drugs are injected and hence all such "close up shots" have been asked to be chopped off.
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Mr Nihalani has denied the allegations.
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