The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) landed in a serious controversy final 12 months when South actor Vishal levelled fees of bribery and corruption towards its officers. Less than 6 months later, the CBFC is again within the information for the fallacious causes. The makers of a big-budget Bhojpuri movie, Rang De Basanti, have been working pillar to publish to be able to get the censor certificates. They have accused the CBFC chairperson, Prasoon Joshi, of intentionally delaying the method as their movie has the same title to that of a 2006 Hindi movie, starring Aamir Khan. They declare that Prasoon might be doing in order he was related to the Hindi movie as a lyricist.
SHOCKING: CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi accused of delaying censor technique of Bhojpuri movie Rang De Basanti as its title is just like 2006 Hindi film; Pahlaj Nihalani LASHES out, “Prasoon ne producers ko laawaris bana ke rakha hai”
On March 5, Roshan Singh, the producer of the Bhojpuri movie Rang De Basanti, wrote a letter to the CBFC that he had utilized for a certificates on February 3. Though the screening occurred on February 19 and the screening report was submitted on February 21, the method has been delayed on account of a clearance from the chairperson.
Then on March 6, Abhay Sinha, president of the Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association (IMPPA) too wrote to the CBFC requesting pressing clearance, since Rang De Basanti is scheduled to be launched on March 22.
With no replace, the makers wrote one other letter to the CBFC on March 9 by which they claimed that on March 8, they have been requested to alter the title of the movie by a CBFC official on a telephone name.
Bollywood Hungama completely accessed these letters and in addition spoke to Roshan Singh. He mentioned, “The screening report was submitted on February 21 and then it was okayed by RO on February 26. Until March 6, we didn’t get any answer. That’s when we submitted a letter. I used to call them daily and when I went to meet them, I was made to wait for 4 hours. I asked why the certificate was not being given to us. But we were told, ‘We have no idea. He (the chairperson) is holding (the certificate)’.”
Roshan additional added, “Since then, I have been calling them daily but to no avail. On March 8, I got a call from CBFC and I was asked, ‘Kya aap apni film ka title change kar sakte hai kya?’. I made it clear that it’s not possible as we have begun the publicity and the material has gone out. Also, we have applied in certain states for subsidy and the name of the film in the paperwork is Rang De Basanti. The caller said that he’ll pass on my message to the chairperson.”
He additionally mentioned, “On March 9, we wrote another letter to the CBFC where we clearly mentioned that the chairperson is deliberately trying to hold the film as he is associated with the Hindi film, Rang De Basanti.”
Roshan Singh defined why he felt that Prasoon Joshi is intentionally focusing on his movie, “In 2008, a Bhojpuri film, Rang De Basanti Chola, had already been released. But Mr Prasoon wasn’t the chairperson then. Interestingly, another Bhojpuri film submitted for censor is Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gam. Its screening happened a day after Rang De Basanti’s screening. But since the chairperson wasn’t involved with the Hindi film of the same name, he didn’t hold it. It was passed on March 5.”
When requested what his subsequent step can be, he replied, “On Monday, March 11, I’ll personally hand over the letter. We are so tense now as our film is releasing on March 22.”
Pahlaj Nihalani, filmmaker and ex-CBFC chairperson and a vocal critic of the present chairperson, informed Bollywood Hungama that he’s conscious of this episode, “CBFC works only for the corporates. It doesn’t care much for small Hindi or regional films. If Rang De Basanti featured a big star, CBFC 3-4 din mein certificate de deti.”
As of March 8, the dashboard on the CBFC web site reveals the standing of Rang De Basanti as ‘Pending for Review of Examination Report by Chairman’. Pahlaj mentioned that this not often occurs. “Usually, the chairperson never clears. The CEO or RO does the needful. But since Rang De Basanti was the title and Mr Prasoon Joshi wrote its songs, a call was made to the makers asking them to change the film’s name,” he mentioned.
Pahlaj Nihalani determined to assist the Rang De Basanti’s makers when he heard their plight. “For the first time, I called him (Prasoon Joshi) 3-4 times,” he mentioned. “But he didn’t pick up the call or revert even once. Since he has assumed the position, I have never called him. But this time, I couldn’t stop myself as I wanted to ask him why the poor filmmaker was being harassed. If a big Bhojpuri film is waiting for a censor certificate for as many as 3 weeks, who’s responsible for this delay?”
The veteran filmmaker then thundered, “The chairman is nikamma. He has no right to be in that position. I wonder why the government has allowed him to continue. Usne producers ko laawaris bana ke rakha hai. How can they ask him to change the title? They have registered it at a respectable organization like IMPPA. If there’s any problem, the committee decides what to do. How can the chairperson decide to tweak the title? He’s misusing power because of his self-interest.”
When requested what the makers ought to do, Pahlaj Nihalani drew parallels with the notorious Udta Punjab-CBFC row that occurred below his chairmanship, “He (the producer) might not have any other alternative but to go to the Court. Court ne Udta Punjab (2016) ek din mein dekhi thi. The court then rejected all cuts and allowed only one modification. If the court can act so swiftly then, I hope they do it for Rang De Basanti. Here, the objection anyway is only for the title.”
Pahlaj Nihalani additionally introduced up the problem of the U/A certificates given to Ajay Devgn’s newest launch, Shaitaan, whereas the unique was an adults-only movie, “Vash (2023) was ‘A’ while the remake is U/A. If Shaitaan is a remake, how can both films get different ratings? It shows CBFC is biased towards big-shots and is against small producers.” Bollywood Hungama was the primary one to report on this facet.
Rang De Basanti stars Khesari Lal Yadav, Rati Pandey, Diana Khan and is directed by Premanshu Singh.
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