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Subhash K Jha (DNA; November 19, 2015)

Pan Nalin’s internationally-acclaimed film Angry Indian Goddesses on female bonding and combating patriarchal tyranny, has encountered an expected snag. The Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has objected strongly to what they see as profane references to Hindu goddesses.

Says a source, “Major portions of the film have been hacked off by the Examining Committee. The biggest sufferer is actress Tannishtha Chatterjee, whose role has been drastically reduced.” She confirms, “The film that fetched me so much acclaim abroad and the film that has been cut by the Censor are two different entities. Now, my role is almost nothing.”

The film’s producer Gaurav Dhingra has now taken the film to the CBFC’s Revising Committee where hopefully some, if not most of the cuts would be restored. Says a source close to the film, “Regrettably, we don’t have the time to put up fight as our release is just two weeks away.”