DNA (February 27, 2016)


This process of revising existent rules apparently came about after the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) viewed two new Hollywood films Alex Proyas’ Gods Of Egypt and Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant where animals are used extensively in action sequences.

Says a source close to the CBFC, “The two films have spectacular shots of horses and other animals in action. The Revenant has a bear mauling and seriously wounding the hero. It also has a scene of the hero seeking shelter in a horse’s carcass. We’ve reduced the scenes. But we could not remove them for the sake of continuity.”

Adds the source, “We’ve initiated moves to stop Hollywood films from seeking NOCs from the Animal Welfare Board. We are not qualified to judge how Western films use animals. A lot of times the scenes with animals are CG (Computer Graphics). How can Hollywood producers be expected to get approval from the Animal Welfare Board? Better we scrap the rule for non-Indian films.”