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Sanju: CBFC cuts prison scene for aesthetic reasons
2:55 PM
Censor Board directs makers of Sanjay Dutt biopic to eliminate overflowing prison toilet scene citing aesthetic reasons
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; June 28, 2018)
Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju was shown to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) last week and the movie has been cleared with just one cut. The makers of the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer have been asked to remove the scene with an overflowing prison toilet for aesthetic reasons. A source from the Censor Board says, "The scene wasn't adding value to the narrative besides displaying the helpless situation of the protagonist. It was a judgment call taken from an artistic point of view which the filmmakers agreed to."
Activist Prithvi Mhaske, who wrote a letter to the CBFC condemning the scene, is content with the Board's decision. "I was constantly taking legal advice on the matter. It is not favourable that something that shows the country and its administration in the wrong light, be passed. I was in touch with the CBFC and they assured me that my objection would be taken up with the makers of Sanju and addressed. The reason why the scene was cut is confidential information and will be given to me in a response, officially signed by CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi," says Maske.
In an interview to mid-day, Rajkumar Hirani had claimed authenticity of the scene, saying, "The scene is from Sanju's earlier stint in jail. It happened in 1993, during the monsoon. On that particular day, the drain in his cell overflowed due to heavy rains."
We messaged Hirani, but he didn't respond till the time of filing the report.
Complaint filed against Ranbir, Anushka
Yesterday, activist Gaurav Gulati filed a complaint against Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma at the National Commission for Women (NCW), for making derogatory remarks against sex workers in the trailer of Sanju. The complaint (mid-day has a copy) claims that a few dialogues in the trailer are anti-women. Citing an instance, the activist refers to the scene where Sharma asks Kapoor, "Apni biwi ke alawa kitni auraton ke saath soye ho?" To which he replies, "Prostitutes ko ginun ya unko alag..." The complaint also includes Vicky Kaushal's dialogue, "Ghee che toh ghapa ghap che..." Gulati says that such statements in a big film undo the work done towards the upliftment of sex workers and calls for the inclusion of a disclaimer in the film’s credits.
CBFC receives complaint against Sanju over the jail toilet overflowing scene
7:50 AM
In the trailer, Ranbir Kapoor, as Sanjay Dutt, is seen in prison uniform inside his cell, when the toilet starts flooding it. Well, the letter stated that the scene is likely to show the jail authorities in bad light
MID-DAY (June 13, 2018)
A complaint has been filed with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) against the much-anticipated film Sanju. Activist Prithvi Mhaske has raised objection to a toilet leakage scene in the barrack of a jail picturised in the movie.
Dated June 11 and addressed to Prasoon Joshi, CBFC chairman, the makers of Sanju and leading man Ranbir Kapoor, the letter stated, "In the trailer of the movie, we have seen a scene that Sanjay Dutt was in such a barrack of a jail in which the toilet overflowed. As per the information available the government and jail authorities are taking a very well care of all the barracks of the jails. We never heard any such incidents anywhere. Earlier as well many movies were released based on the gangsters where in the jails were covered but never had seen such incidents (sic)."
Stating that the scene is likely to show the jail authorities in bad light, the letter further read, "This particular scene will make a bad impression about the jails and jails authorities of the Indians. If there is no action about the same by you then we are left with no option to approach honourable court to put stay on the release of the movie (sic)," it concluded.
In the trailer, Ranbir Kapoor, as Sanjay Dutt, is seen in prison uniform inside his cell, when the toilet starts flooding it.
Mumbai Film Festival yanks Pakistani classic Jago Hua Savera after complaint
8:16 AM
Mohua Das (THE TIMES OF INDIA; October 18, 2016)
With four days to go for the 18th Mumbai Film Festival MAMI to open in the city, the organizers were forced to pull out the Pakistani film Jago Hua Savera (The Day Shall Dawn) from its roster after a city-based NGO filed a police complaint on Saturday against the festival organizers.
“Given the current situation, the Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival with Star has decided not to programme Jago Hua Savera as part of the Restored Classics Section,“ said the official statement from MAMI.
The current hostilities at the Indo-Pak border and deba te around Pakistani artistes have managed to cast a shadow on the annual festival of films, both national and international. This year, the festival will showcase 180 films from 54 countries, including features, documentaries and short films. Prithvi Mhaske, president of the Sangharsh Foundation, had also threatened to hold a protest outside Infinity Mall, where the film was scheduled to be screened. The 1959 classic made in Bengali and Urdu was a rare India-Pakistan co-production directed by Pakistani director AJ Kardar and shot in black and white on the banks of the Meghna river in Bangladesh, then East Pakistan.
The script, lyrics and dialogue of the film were written by noted Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, inspired by a story written by Bengali author Manik Bandopadhyay that portrayed the life of a fishing community at the mercy of loan sharks in Dhaka. It was Pakistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 32nd Academy Awards in 1960.
The MNS has already demanded a ban on Bollywood films featuring Pakistani actors. Single-screen theatres have decided not to screen these movies.
TIMES VIEW:
The withdrawal of the Indo-Pak film from MAMI is absurd. It's an age-old production that deals with the travails of a fishing community in Bangladesh. It is time people and institutions took a stand and refused to be cowed down by threats. Amidst this controversy, the government has chosen to remain silent, thereby creating the impression that it tacitly supports those who threaten to use violence in the name of patriotism. It must be made clear that the rule of law prevails in Mumbai and Maharashtra.
Mumbai-based organization to protest against Pakistani film that will be screened at MAMI
7:52 AM
MUMBAI MIRROR (October 17, 2016)
A city-based social
organisation, Sangharsh, is irked with the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival
organisers for selecting a Pakistani film, Jago Hua Savera, to be
showcased at the upcoming event, and plans to protest the same for which
it has sought police permission.
“The organisers of this event are more likely to flare the outrage among people by screening this Pakistani film at their festival. This will just not be acceptable as it will give rise to more tension and outrage among the people,“ read a letter written by the organisation's president, Prithvi Mhaske, pointing out that after the IMPPA ban on Pakistani actors and the decision of the single screen theatres in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa to ban movies featuring Pak actors, this “pouring so much love towards the Pakistani actors“ was just not acceptable. “If the organisers do not stop screening the film, my workers would stall the screening of the film.“
The 1958 film was even selected as Pakistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 1960 Oscars. It will be screened in the 'restored classic' section of the festival.
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MID-DAY (October 17, 2016)
With just four days to go for the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival, organisers are facing threats of a disruption, if 1958 Pakistani film 'The Day Shall Dawn' is screened.
Prithvi Maske, president of a local NGO Sangarsh Foundation, filed a complaint with Amboli police on Saturday, seeking ban on the Oscar nominated film's screening. In his complaint, Maske says, "Due to tension among Indians against Pakistan and Pakistanis after the Uri attacks, it [the film's screening] is likely to flare the outrage."
Maske asks "why MAMI organisers are showering so much love on Pakistanis" when film bodies have decided to ban Pakistani artistes in Bollywood and more recently, single screen theatres have also made it clear that they won't screen films featuring actors from across the border.
He also said his NGO will hold protests at an Andheri multiplex, one of the festival venues if the film was screened. As reported 'Unfazed by political tension' (hitlist, October 14), the bilingual movie is a semi documentary that sheds light on the quality of life in a small village in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Since the film was made before Bangladesh was formed in 1971, sources close to the organisers had raised questions over the film being targeted.
“The organisers of this event are more likely to flare the outrage among people by screening this Pakistani film at their festival. This will just not be acceptable as it will give rise to more tension and outrage among the people,“ read a letter written by the organisation's president, Prithvi Mhaske, pointing out that after the IMPPA ban on Pakistani actors and the decision of the single screen theatres in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa to ban movies featuring Pak actors, this “pouring so much love towards the Pakistani actors“ was just not acceptable. “If the organisers do not stop screening the film, my workers would stall the screening of the film.“
The 1958 film was even selected as Pakistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 1960 Oscars. It will be screened in the 'restored classic' section of the festival.
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MID-DAY (October 17, 2016)
With just four days to go for the Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival, organisers are facing threats of a disruption, if 1958 Pakistani film 'The Day Shall Dawn' is screened.
Prithvi Maske, president of a local NGO Sangarsh Foundation, filed a complaint with Amboli police on Saturday, seeking ban on the Oscar nominated film's screening. In his complaint, Maske says, "Due to tension among Indians against Pakistan and Pakistanis after the Uri attacks, it [the film's screening] is likely to flare the outrage."
Maske asks "why MAMI organisers are showering so much love on Pakistanis" when film bodies have decided to ban Pakistani artistes in Bollywood and more recently, single screen theatres have also made it clear that they won't screen films featuring actors from across the border.
He also said his NGO will hold protests at an Andheri multiplex, one of the festival venues if the film was screened. As reported 'Unfazed by political tension' (hitlist, October 14), the bilingual movie is a semi documentary that sheds light on the quality of life in a small village in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Since the film was made before Bangladesh was formed in 1971, sources close to the organisers had raised questions over the film being targeted.
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