Censor board 'cuts' that made headlines

Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Omerta’ hits the theatres this Friday, after just two cuts by the Censor Board. Director Hansal Mehta had earlier revealed a scene portraying frontal nudity and another featuring national anthem playing in the background while a character urinated have been slashed from the final cut of the film. It has been revealed that it was Rajkummar’s nude scene which had to be cut as it went against the CBFC guidelines.
Hansal had reportedly spent quite a lot of time tackling the censor board in order to avoid cuts, but this scene had to go and did not affect the plot of the film. The scene reportedly hinted at the violence inflicted on the protagonist and his state of mind but was not for titillation.

For the record, Rajkummar plays an educated terrorist who goes on conducting several terror acts which shook the world one after the other.

Rajkummar Rao’s upcoming film ‘Omerta’ was facing a tough time with the Examining Committee of the Censor Board, with the body asking for too many cuts. However, director Hansal Mehta has now got a breather as the board's Revising Committee came to his rescue and demanded just two cuts.
According to the reports, a scene involving full frontal nudity has been slashed from the film which according to Mehta was showcased to portray the mental condition of the protagonist. Another scene portraying the character urinating while the national anthem plays in the background has also been cut for being "unconstitutional." The makers have however agreed to make the cuts.
‘Omerta’ stars Rajkummar as a British terrorist of Pakistani descent and delves deep into the psyche of a terrorist.

Two days before it's theatrical release, Akshay Kumar's starrer 'Rustom' is in news for its censorship issues. Reportedly, two mild cusswords have been deleted from ‘Rustom’ which has been conferred with a UA certificate. The film, which has Akshay Kumar playing Navy commander Rustom Pavri, has been ordered for only two verbal cuts – ‘b***h’ and ‘b*****d’. According to a source from the censor board, “Since the film stars Akshay Kumar who has the image of a clean decent man and who respects all human beings, male or female, abuses don’t sound nice from him.

Scroll down to check out Amul's version of Udta Punjab which was ordered 89 cuts by the censor board initially...

Amul Co-Operative Limited never disappoints us with their intriguing and comic take on the trending topics of the week and came up with a cartoon revolving around the major news of the week. Be it Sonam Kapoor's portrayal of 'Neerja' or the Tanmay Bhatt Snapchat controversy, Amul has always kept it real. The company came up with a special ad that comments on the ‘Udta Pahlaj’ row with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The ad features a cartoon character of the rockstar Tommy – Shahid Kapoor, doctor – Kareena Kapoor, policeman – Diljit Dosanjh and Alia as the Amul girl. They all look perplexed as a scissor cuts through the canvas, symbolizing the 89 cuts that the CBFC had ordered in the film. Amul has interestingly titled the poster as ‘Ladta Pahlaj?'

For the last several months, the Censor Board has been regularly making headlines and well, needless to say, for all the wrong reasons. Many filmmakers from Bollywood have accused the board of being too harsh on films. Some have even gone on to say that they are completely against the idea of censorship in films. After Hansal Mehta’s ‘Aligarh,’ Hollywood film ‘Deadpool’ is the latest one to face CBFC’s fury. According to a DNA report, the film has been passed with 7 cuts. References to male and female reproductive organs have been removed. A love-making scene has been shortened, whereas shots of a head being blown and a hand being cut off have been removed. To make sure that the film goes to the screens with minimal nudity, a scene at a strip club has been tampered with too.

While 'Deadpool' got away with just seven cuts, 150 cuts were ordered for 'Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3.' Read more...

Ever since the promos of Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 hit the internet, it was obvious that the film would have a nightmare while securing a certificate from the Censor Board. However, as per a report on BollywoodLife.com, nobody expected the Censors to order as many as 150 cuts from the film and that too for obtaining an adult certificate! Yes, you read it right. From the trailers, it seems as if the entire film is filled with double meaning or suggestive jokes. So, if you order these many cuts, Kya Kool Hai Hum 3 might just turn into a short film!

Meanwhile, click the next slide to know which portions of Wazir were voluntarily chopped off by the makers in order to avoid issues with the Censor Board…

According to an IANS report, several passionate lovemaking scenes between actors Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari in the film 'Wazir' have been cut by the film’s makers in order to avoid any kind of issues with the Censor Board. “As a part of the film, the duo shot for some very hot and steamy love-making scenes. Whoever had seen the outcome of it felt that they were extremely sensuous and passionate,” states a source. Well, it does seem that the Censor Board’s shortening of scenes from films like 'Spectre' and 'Chauranga' was the reason behind this decision. Directed by Bejoy Nambiar, Wazir stars Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar in lead roles.

Meanwhile, the makers of 'Angry Indian Goddesses' have released a compiled video of the scenes chopped out by the censor board. Know more...

Deleted scenes: Angry Indian Goddesses

Upset over the censoring of a few scenes, the makers of Angry Indian Goddesses have released a compiled video of the scenes chopped out by the censor board. The makers put the video up on a social media platform, with a caption that read - ALL THE XXXXXX'S, which the Censors don’t want you to watch or hear. The video also includes the depiction of Goddess Kali in the film and the one liners which did not go down well with the censor board. Click here to watch the video.

Not only this, the CBFC also wanted Lakshmi and Kali's image blurred. Know more…

CBFC wanted Lakshmi and Kali's image blurred

Central Board of Film Certification recently faced the ire of movie goers on Twitter because of it's decision to shorten kissing scene from Daniel Craig-starrer Spectre. Not only this, the board has recently certified a trailer as 'A' just because of the use of the word 'bed' in it. And the latest we hear is that CBFC wanted the image of goddesses Lakshmi and Kali blurred in the film Angry Indian Goddesses, reports Indianexpress.com. CBFC had suggested 18 cuts for the film and this clause was a part of that. The film stars Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sarah-Jane Dias, Anushka Manchanda and Sandhya Mridul.

Read on to know why reference to Pakistan was chopped off from Bajrangi Bhaijaan...

Reference to Pakistan chopped off from Bajrangi Bhaijaan

Bajrangi Bhaijaan opened in Pakistan on July 17, along with three local films: Bin Roye, Aansoo and Wrong Number. According to exhibitor, Amjad Rasheed, all films are running to packed houses due to Eid. However, the film had to chop out quite a few sequences in order to be shown across the border. The Central Board of Film Censors (Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi) raised objections to a scene depicting an attack on the Pakistani embassy. The scene has been excised even though there's a reference to it later in the film, when Pavan's 'story' is being checked. And along with it, all shots of soldiers of the Pakistani army shown on the border while people are crossing over, have also been axed. The censors also wanted to mute the chant of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan.' According to the certificate issued by the CBFC in Pakistan, the “entire sequence from `Bajrangi Bhaijaan' onwards (should be) excised." There are dialogue cuts as well, including "Pakistani bohot martey hain" and "Woh Pakistani is ka kya haal karengey." Another interesting deletion is the line, "Kashmir ka chota sa hisa hamrey pass bhi hai." Obviously, Kashmir is not just a contentious issue at global summits and news hour debates. Even a passing reference to the state in a Bollywood entertainer will not pass muster.

While, Bajrangi Bhaijaan had to go through a lot of cuts before making it across the border, here's what was chopped off from ABCD2 before it was screened in Pakistan...

ABCD 2 has registered good numbers at the cash counters but the film didn't fare half as well in the neighbouring country of Pakistan. While distributors attribute it to the fact that the film had released during Ramadan, yet others claim that the film wasn't screened at many theaters thanks to cuts that take away a major chunk of the film. The Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) in Islamabad wanted “passionate lip kissing shots from the song Dance, excised." The certificate further stated that “Indian flags, wherever occur in the film, be excised." The last diktat posed problems for exhibitors since the Indian tricolour waves across the film and is prominently displayed in the climax song, 'Vande Mataram.' The only cineplex in Islamabad, after some deliberation, decided not to screen the film. But two other cinemas in the jurisdiction played it. Confirming this, Nadeem Mandviwalla, owner of Mandviwalla Entertainment, a leading producer, distributor and exhibitor in Pakistan, has been quoted in a Mumbai Mirror report as saying that, "Due to excessive cutting in the film by the CBFC, specially in the end song, resulting in nearly the entire song being excised, we opted not to exhibit the film at our ME--Centaurus Cineplex in Islamabad."

While ABCD 2 ran into trouble with the Pakistani Censor Board, here's a film that got the axe from the Indian Censor Board...

Subhash Kapoor is not happy with the edits suggested by the Censor Board for his film, Guddu Rangeela. In a Mumbai Mirror report, Subhash Kapoor is quoted as saying that, “I was aware of the list and made some changes on my own before I went to the Board. For instance, 'ch***ya' was replaced with ghatiya. I was expecting them to take objection to 'maa ki', 'Yeh paanch Pandavon ka nahin hijron ka panchayat hai' and 'lugai ke ghagre mein ghusa tha' but since the film is set in Haryana and deals with characters from a certain social strata, that's the lingo they'd use." As expected, these phrases got the chop. Also, he was asked to delete words like saali, maal, lena and pakadna too. “I was taken aback by the objections to saali and maal but it was explained to me that since they were used in a derogatory way with reference to a woman - saali bhaag gayi! And kya maal hai, they were inappropriate. Also, pakadna and lena lend themselves to various interpretations," says Subhash in the report. Another surprise was when he was told to mute the phrase nichla samaj. "I pointed out that even the government in its documentation refers to pichda samaj and nichle varg ke log. It was argued that certain social organisations might take offense," he recalls. However, the filmmaker surrendered to the wisdom of the Board, made the required changes and went home with a UA certificate. "I'm happy with that and the fact that they did not raise any objections to the thematic content," says Subhash in the report.

While Arshad's Guddu Rangeela is under the Censor scanner, another film starring him was also asked to make certain changes. Read on to find out more...

According to an IANS report, claiming that a song of upcoming Bollywood film Welcome 2 Karachi promotes liquor consumption and maligns a nursery rhyme, a plea was filed in the Delhi High Court seeking ban on it. The PIL filed by an NGO Citizens for Better India was mentioned before a division bench of Justice BD Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, which posted the matter for Wednesday (May 20, 2015). The NGO said that the lyrics of song 'Lalla lalla lori, daaru ki katori' are "highly objectionable". The Arshad Warsi starrer is set to release on May 21, 2015.
"The petitioner impugns one specific song from the film being propagated as 'Lalla lalla lori, daaru ki katori', it being highly objectionable as it will have extremely negative effect on the society and especially the children and which promotes consumption of intoxicating drinks which are injurious to health and which is against the scheme of the constitution and specifically against the article 47 of the constitution of India amongst others," said the PIL. The plea, filed against the central government, the Censor Board, the Delhi government and producers of the films Pooja Entertainment and Films Ltd, also sought direction to ensure the removal of the song from the movie and to stop its immediate advertisements on TV channels. The plea also sought direction for a "policy regarding the film certification keeping special consideration to its effect on the children and especially when it pertains to maligning nursery rhymes like in the present case. That these kinds of surrogate songs are also liable to banned as the same works as surrogate advertisement for liquor in general which is completely banned as per the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Amendment Act."


Read on to know why Censor Board asked the makers of Bombay Velvet to remove the word dhobi from a song...

As per the guidelines of the Central Board for Film Certification, all references to caste, community and creed - good or otherwise - is prohibited in films. The Censor Board has asked the makers of Bombay Velvet to remove the word dhobi from a song in the film, according to a report on DNAindia.com. The report also states that this isn't out of the ordinary, considering that Shah Rukh Khan was asked to remove the word 'Barber' from his film's title, eventually releasing it as Billu due to the opposition from the salon and beauty parlour associations.

However, this is not the only word that the CBFC has objected to. It has also asked the makers to reconsider certain scenes in Bombay Velvet. Read to know more...

The Censor Board of Film Certification has refused to pass Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet with an 'U/A' certificate citing reasons that its content is more suited for adult viewing. A source has been quoted in the report as saying that, "The Board asked for several cuts, including the deletion of certain cuss words like `son of a bitch'. They also wanted some violent sequences toned down." However, with almost Rs 100 crore riding on the Ranbir Kapoor-Anushka Sharma starrer, an 'A' certification can limit its reach, hit collections and make recovery on the investment difficult. The filmmakers will challenge the Board's decision by taking the film to the Revising Committee. Confirming this, Anurag was quoted as saying that, “There is absolutely nothing in the film that warrants an 'A' certificate. We are going to Revising Committee." He further added, "I have more faith in the CBFC's Revising Committee. Let's see how it goes."

Read on to find out as to what was chopped off from Akshay Kumar's Gabbar Is Back...

According to a report on DNA.com, Gabbar Is Back has been given an 'UA' certification with five verbal cuts. These include mildly abusive words like the more often used 'saala' which is no longer permitted in films open to children. Censor chief Pahlaj Nihlani has said that though he is aware that earlier the word ‘saala’ was allowed in films, random use of “unparliamentary language” will now be discouraged in films open to children specially those starring iconic role models like Akshay Kumar. He added that there will now be a formal on-priority certification for filmmakers in a hurry, to avoid delay.

Read on to know more about other censor board cuts...

According to a report on Mid-day.com, even after cutting off a few scenes from their film, Dharam Sankat Mein, the makers have been asked to beep out certain words for the film to be cleared by the Censor Board. A source from the film unit has been quoted in the report as saying that they had expected a few cuts considering that the subject of the film was a bit sensitive but they were surprised that they had a problem with words such as saala, kambakht and musalmaano which are very commonly used. The source add that they had to agree to beep the words as they wanted to release the film.

While the makers of Dharam Sankat Mein are baffled with the decision to ban words, here's how the Censor Board reacted to Kalki Koechlin's lesbian scenes in Margarita With A Straw...

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Censor Board's Revising Committee has cleared a same-sex lovemaking scene from the film, Margarita With A Straw but strangely insisted on trimming straight coupling. The Censors wanted a shot showing the lead character peeing cut, and a 13-second kissing scene between Kalki and her lesbian lover removed from the film which is about a woman with cerebral palsy coming to terms with her queer sexuality. But in a welcome move, the film has now got a clean chit from the CBFC's Revising Committee. “We've come out with only a single cut!“ says an elated Shonali Bose, the producer-director of the film. However, the director is not happy with the Revising Committee shortening a 16-second scene involving a straight couple having sex. Shonali was asked to tone it down by "50 percent" because, to quote a Board member, “too much ho raha hai."

However, Shonali hadn't expected things to be so smooth. She had anticipated more friction with the CBFC. Read on to know more...

According to a Mumbai Mirror report, Censor Board has told the director of Margarita, With A Straw that they have moral guidelines to follow. Despite assurances from the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore that the Central Board of Film Certification is a 'certifying body' not a 'censoring one', the Board continues to wield its scissors on films, the report stated. And its latest casualty is Shonali Bose's award winning film Margarita, With A Straw, a coming-of-age story of a young girl suffering from cerebral palsy, played by Kalki Koechlin, who comes to terms with her queer sexuality. The report further stated that after watching the film, the Examining Committee (EC) asked the makers to tone down a kissing scene between Kalki and Sayani Gupta. "There is a 12-second long kiss between the two characters, but the CBFC had problems with it. They want me to reduce it to just a few seconds. I explained that as it is their first kiss, it can't be that brief," the report quoted Shonali.

The members also asked Bose to edit out a scene when Kalki shows the middle finger. Another sequence shows a male character removing her undergarments so that she could use the washroom and she then proceeds to urinate. This too riled the Censors, the report further stated. "The film will go to the Revising Committee now. I hope better sense prevails as the EC, to my shock, told me they had moral guidelines to follow," an exasperated Shonali told Mirror.

Read further to know what Aamir Khan said at the trailer launch of the film...

According to a report on Ndtv.com, Aamir Khan, who was present at the trailer launch of the film Margarita, With a Straw, said he was not in favour of censorship. The actor stated that he was not in favour of censorship but was in favour of the rating system. Also adding that one should not try and pre-empt what the Censor certification should be and how the members will react. Further to the report on Ndtv.com, the actor also added that in a democratic country like India where there was freedom of speech, it would be quite difficult to not allow a film to release on unreasonable grounds. Aamir also expressed his surprise at NH10 being denied a certification by the Censor Board and called it rather unusual and unprecedented, as further mentioned on Ndtv.com

According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, Dilliwaali Zaalim Girlfriend has been given a U/A certificate by the Censor Board after 63 mutes. The muted portions include words like saala and saali. The director of the film, Japinder Kaur, is rather amused by the cuts. She is quoted in the report as saying that if there is no thematic issue, she doesn’t understands the problem in just picking up singular words that are local lingo. She also suggests that to bring about any change in rules, guidelines should be set systematically with time limits and that the Censor should inform that films going into production now should follow new rules; because they have the space to, not the ones that are already completed and have been in working progress in the last 1-2 years.

With the Censor Board being stringent with films, even the recently released film Badmashiyaan was not spared. Read on to know how many cuts were passed before the film could release!

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the film Badmashiyaan, that releases on March 6, has been passed with 12 cuts. A rom-com revolving around a gold-digging con woman, the film was given 12 cuts and cleared with a UA certificate on February 23. Bollywood's patented phrase, 'kutte kaminey' had to be redubbed as 'andha kahin ka' and 'ma ki aankh' with 'ma ki eye.' Several other words like 'tutiya' (mistaken for chu**ya) and 'pichwada' were muted, along with the phrase 'Mard to saare kutte hote hain.' The word 'haramkhor' was deleted. What was even more baffling was that in a scene where the girl goes to file an FIR for molestation, the words 'hum bistri' had to be muted from her dialogue but the same words, when used by the guy, were allowed. Even 'my ass' which was not used in a derogatory manner, was frowned upon.

While the film's director Amit Khanna agrees that he had to give in as the release date of the film was near, Hollywood film, Fifty Shades Of Grey's release in India was postponed due to censorship problems. Read on to know more...

According to a report on Bollywoodlife.com, Anushka Sharma’s NH 10 has hit a major roadblock. The film which was set to hit the theatres on March 6, will now be released a week later, courtesy censor issues, the report stated. Further to the report, Censor Board’s new list of prohibited words on screen is the main reason behind the delay in the film’s release. Since the film is a crime thriller, it is supposed to be equipped with several words which do not fall in line with the new guidelines, the report further stated. Though few scenes and cuss words have been chopped off, a clear picture of the film’s final release is yet to be out, the report concluded.
Like Anushka's NH 10, the release of Fifty Shades of Grey, in India, too got postponed. Read on to know more...

According to a Mumbai Mirror report, Hollywood BDSM drama 50 Shades of Grey's Indian release is in a limbo. The film has been banned in UAE and Malaysia and there's a question mark over its Indian release, the report stated. Reportedly, the film explores the theme of bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism and features 20-minutes of explicit sex scenes. The studio reached out to the CBFC seeking a screening in India, stated the Mirror report quoting a source, “They haven't been given an appointment yet but once that is sorted, the makers are optimistic to release the film in the last week of February or early March." The Indian arm of the Hollywood-studio producing the film has sent back the film print to LA for “internal-trimming," the report further stated. “Once the Indian censors suggest cuts, and in this case they are anticipating several, the producers have to consult with the studio bosses in Los Angeles on the changes prior to the Indian release. To ensure that the cuts are minimised, the studio is sending a trimmed version to the censors. Once the drive codes are submitted, the Board will take a call on the cuts," the report quoted a source from the CBFC. Another member of the Board, Ashoke Pandit said to Mirror, "It will follow the normal process of censoring like any other Hollywood film coming to India. How many cuts it gets will depend on the members present at the screening."

The Censor Board of India has asked filmmakers to chop out scenes from their movies on several occasions. While most filmmakers comply by the rules without making much noise, there are those who end up creating headlines in some way or the other. We take a look at some of those...

Musician Mihir Joshi's song 'Sorry' was in trouble with the Censor Board for using the word 'Bombay' in the lyrics, following which it had to beeped out. And now according to a report on Mid-day.com, the Censor Board seems to have planned to put a blanket ban on the word 'Bombay' and has also informed the producer's associations to not accept registrations for film titles, lyrics or dialogues containing 'Bombay.' The Mid-day report further quoted a source saying that they were following the guidelines from 1996 gazette which stated to restore the city's name as Mumbai.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, Sriram Raghavan refused to delete certain scenes from Badlapur, and agreed to the 'A' certificate issued by the Censor Board. The film was screened for the censors and they were willing to give it a 'UA' rating, provided that the makers agreed to major cuts recommended by the Examining Committee. "But Sriram categorically told the Board that he's very happy with an 'A' certificate as long as no scenes are cut. This caused some surprise as most filmmakers put up a fight," a source close to the development informed. The scenes asked to be chopped off included a few lovemaking shots and certain portions depicting graphic violence.

According to a report on Mid-day.com, the censor board wants 218 scenes deleted from Grand Masti’s TV premiere. The sex comedy film might finally see a television premiere about 17 months post its theatrical release. Regional officer of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Rahul Vaidya has sent a show cause notice to the makers asking them to effect 218 cuts for small screen viewing, the report stated. According to the report, filmmaker Inder Kumar says that the process of deleting the scenes is already underway.

According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the CBFC revising committee has denied the release of MSG: The Messenger of God citing the reason that it might create law and order issues. Featuring a 'rockstar baba,' the film's trailer received over a million hits on video sharing websites but the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused to clear the film. Confirming the news, CBFC member Nandini Sardesai told Mirror, "All seven members agreed that in its entirety, this film cannot be shown as it not only promotes blind faith and superstition, but also hurts religious sentiments and could cause communal problems."

Anurag Kashyap won his long-standing battle with the censor board with the release of his dark thriller Ugly. Having said that, the filmmaker has also found a supporter in Farhan Akhtar as he joins Anurag in his fight against the practice of inserting anti-smoking disclaimers into films, arguing that it's just a distraction, not effective messaging, reports Mumbai Mirror. For over a year, Anurag Kashyap had delayed the release of Ugly, refusing to carry the mandatory anti-smoking disclaimer whenever a cigarette was seen smouldering on screen. Anurag is determined to continue with his fight and refuses to watch his film in the theatres, saying that the disclaimer would make him feel insulted and cheated, the report states. “We all are in agreement that smoking is injurious to health. But is running a disclaimer as a sub-title during a scene the solution to the problem? The answer is 'no'," Farhan told Mirror. In his petition submitted in the Bombay High Court, Anurag argued that the disclaimer restrains a filmmaker's constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression.

Saif Ali Khan's Happy Ending, co-produced by Dinesh Vijan, was given a UA certificate only after three cuts, reports Mumbai Mirror. Certain expletives like `as*h*l*' and `f****rs' have been modified to 'ass' and 'fokers' and the word 'naked' has been deleted. However, a member of the cast is exultant that words like 'penis' and 'ch***ya' have not got the cut, the report states. “We let the word 'ch**iya' pass if it isn't uttered too often in a film. But, the word 'penis' should never be passed. The print that was screened for us was barely audible and a lot of what was being said on screen, was pure guesswork on our part," the report quotes a CBFC member (on condition of anonymity). When questioned on the word 'penis', Raj quipped to Mirror, “It was actually a reference to peanuts which Ranvir Shorey and Saif have while having a drink. But perhaps it doesn't sound like peanuts."

The Censor Board of India has on many occasions asked several film makers to cut scenes from their movies. Often, these cuts that are demanded by them have made headlines. While most filmmakers comply by the rules without making much noise, there are those who end up making headlines in some way or the other. Here's a list of films that made news as soon as the Censor Board asked the filmmakers to make the necessary edits. Read on to know more.

Homi Adajania's Finding Fanny was the latest to join the bandwagon of films that were asked to delete certain portions from it, before the film it had hit theatres. According to a Mumbai Mirror report dated August 25, Homi Adajania has been asked to delete a 'vulgar' line from the film where actress Deepika Padukone tells actor Arjun Kapoor, "I'm a virgin". As per the report, Homi argued that the word 'virgin' has been passed earlier in films like Dil Se (1998) where Preity Zinta asks Shah Rukh Khan whether he is a virgin. In 2 States (2014) too, after a steamy scene, Alia asks Arjun if this is his "first time." However, Homi was reportedly asked to chop it if he wanted a UA certificate. The Censor Board apparently objected to Dimple Kapadia's posterior shot in the film as well. As per a Mumbai Mirror report dated August 27, the veteran actress sounded displeased with the CBFC over this and reacted, "I need to have a word with these people. They pass kissing scenes and nudity, but object to my fully-clothed bum." [sic]. Reportedly, CBFC Chairperson Leela Samson has admitted that deleting the line from the movie was a 'mistake'. As per a Mumbai Mirror report dated September 6, the line had been cleared and was back in the film.

Sunny Leone's Ragini MMS 2 aimed at spicing up things for cine goers with its bold content. However, the makers had to dilute the tone and content of the film after the Censor Board asked them to make certain edits before its release. Ekta Kapoor's film was asked to make three important cuts in the story. A Mumbai Mirror report explains the three scenes that were asked to be edited from the film. In one particular scene, the lead pair go to a bungalow for the weekend. In this scene, the hero talks about the after effects of an aphrodisiac, which the Censor Board found too explicit. There is another scene in the movie where the lead pair talk about male and female genitals and this too was apparently saucy for the audiences. Another scene that was asked to be edited was when the male protagonist suggests that his girlfriend indulge in oral sex.

Pooja Bhatt ran into trouble with the Censor Board when her film Jism 2 was about to release. The movie marked adult film star Sunny Leone's debut in Bollywood, but that wasn't the reason the Censor Board withheld their certification. Apparently, the Board asked director Pooja Bhatt to chop off the length of four love making scenes from the film, as per a report in Times of India. The scenes were asked to be reduced to half, only then would it get an adult certificate. Sunny Leone featured in all the four love making scenes in the film. Pooja Bhatt complied and the scenes were reduced in length accordingly. However, she mentions that in one love making scene, a part of Sunny Leone's breast was visible and that was also one of the things pointed out by the board.

Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly was another film that courted controversy with the Censor Board. According to a Mumbai Mirror report, 'Delhi Belly' was given an A certificate. However, for its television rights, the film had to face some strict diktats by the Board. As per the Mumbai Mirror report, the Board had apparently agreed to release the film's satellite rights after it made roughly 17 to 18 cuts. Not just that, after this, the Board had apparently asked the filmmaker to make further changes.

Miss Lovely featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Niharika Singh made headlines when it was sent to the Censor Board for certification. Looking at the adult and explicit content in the film, the CBFC proposed to make 157 cuts to the film, according to a report in Times of India. However, during the course of the year, the Board toned down their diktat and in turn passed the film with an 'A' certificate with just four cuts. Filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia, whose film got critical acclaim internationally, was unsure if it would release in India looking at its content.

Himesh Reshammiya's The Xpose made headlines for various reasons and one of them was its tussle with the Censor Board. The CBFC made an objection to Sonali Raut's skin show in the film. The scene which is a tribute to Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivam Sundaram, shows Sonali in a wet white saree recreating Zeenat Aman's iconic scene from the original. While it was shown in the film's trailer, the CBFC asked the makers to delete it from the film. Another scene where actor Zoya Afroz is running on the beach wearing a bikini, did not go down too well with the CBFC. The makers were once again asked to blur the actress' cleavage in this scene. According to a Times of India report, another scene where a brand name was used prominently was also asked to be blurred.

Madhuri Dixit, Naseeruddin Shah, Arshad Warsi and Huma Qureshi starrer Dedh Ishqiya also ran into trouble with the Censor Board, however, only post the release. The film was cleared except for a particular scene where Arshad Warsi visits a brothel, which was blurred. However, according to a news report, the scene found its way into the film and members of the Board saw the film without the blurred version at a screening. According to a mid-day report, the producers of the film initially blamed the cinema halls and their bad lighting. As the result, they later accepted their fault. As per the report, a show cause notice was sent to the filmmaker post this incident.

Despite the fact that Ajay Devgn's Action Jackson has been cleared by the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a 'UA' certificate, the CBFC has removed one particular word from the film's soundtrack. According to a report on Pinkvilla.com, the word 'temple' has been asked to be removed from Ajay Devgn's monologue in the film. The report also quotes the film's director, Prabhu Dheva as saying that since the change didn't make any difference to the dialogue, they had already replaced the offending word with 'statue.' Prabhu Dheva insists that it was no problem at all.

Prakash Jha's films are high on politics and social issues and it comes as no surprise that he makes it to our list here. Chakravyuh starring Abhay Deol, Arjun Rampal, Esha Gupta, Manoj Bajpayee and Anjali Patil ran into trouble with the Censor Board as well. As per a report in Times of India, the film ran into trouble with the Censor Board over the song 'Tata, Birla, Ambani aur Bata, sab ne hai desh ko kaata.' The song was sung by Kailash Kher and picturised on Abhay Deol. The Censor Board did not pass the song because members felt it was a personal attack on the country's top industrialists and intended to defame them. Although, Prakash Jha insisted that the names of the industrialists are used to represent a mindset and not target anyone, the Board thought otherwise. The report said that the song was cleared by the Board only after they added a disclaimer.

Actor-producer Shreyas Talpade's film Poshter Boyz which talks about vasectomy made headlines when the film was passed with a U/A certificate by the Censor Board without suggesting a single cut. Shreyas, in an interview to Times of India, said that his film had no vulgar content and utmost care had been taken about the kind of humour incorporated in it and about the language used. While the edgy subject of the film may have raised eyebrows, the Censor Board cleared the air and gave the film a U/A rating.