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Kangana Ranaut's Emergency may be released with some cuts according to the Censor Board.
By Kajal Agarwal - 26 Sep 2024 06:01 PM
Zee Entertainment Enterprises, one of the film's co-producers, filed a plea with the High Court that the censor certificate be released so the film can be released.Mumbai: The Censor Board of Film Certification's review committee would recommend "some cuts" before the actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's new movie, "Emergency," can be released, the Bombay High Court was informed on Thursday afternoon.The movie was supposed to release on September 6, but ran into trouble after complaints of historical inaccuracies and misrepresenting the Sikh community. The movie is based on the Emergency imposed in 1975 by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Government sources have told NDTV "there is some sensitive content" and that "religious sentiments cannot be hurt".Taking into account the film ratings body's objections, the court last week ordered the CBFC to make a final decision, saying that "it is not for CBFC to decide whether this affects public order". One of the two judges on the division bench hearing this case, Justice BP Colabwalla, noted that Ms. Ranaut's creation was not a documentary and questioned whether the general public was so gullible as to believe anything they saw in a film.
How about artistic freedom? "The CBFC "cannot sit on the fence," the court further declared. Make a choice. Before determining whether to release or not, let's see what the revision committee has to say. Be brave enough to declare that the movie shouldn't be released. We will value the CBFC's stance," it stated. The censor board's attorney, Abhinav Chandrachud, informed the court that in certain scenes, a divisive character is negotiating with political parties. He stated, "We have to see if this is factually accurate," adding that the film lacks a "political angle". A PIL filed by two Sikh organizations brought the case before the Madhya Pradesh High Court earlier. The CBFC responded by informing the court that the film had not