Twitter Reacts to the Censor Board Censoring 'Bombay'

So this happened: 

Censor Board under Leela Samson directed singer to remove "Bombay" from song. Not done by new censor chief. #Bombay pic.twitter.com/RHlQHUpksd

— Tejas Mehta (@tejasndtv) February 2, 2015

Mihir Joshi sang a song with the word 'Bombay' in it and for very trivial reasons (being that Bombay is now referred to as Mumbai), the Censor Board directed the singer to remove the word Bombay from his song. 

Here's what Mihir has to say about the incident! 

In a song that talks about rapes and other terrible things done to women, how is the word BOMBAY the most offensive thing? #MumbaiBlues

— Mihir Joshi (@mihirjoshimusic) February 1, 2015

Twitter exploded with retorts, in support of the singer! 

I once went drinking with the Censor Board. Don't remember what happened... It's all a blur.

— Sahil Shah (@SahilBulla) February 2, 2015

A few jokes about BOMBAY velvet were expected! Even by Anurag Kashyap! 

Waiting eagerly for the movie Bombay Velvet, or as the Censor Board calls it ████ Velvet.

— r/tsh (@floydimus) February 2, 2015

Now Anurag Kashyap has to change name of #BombayVelvet to #KashyapVelvet as censor is in no mood to accept #BOMBAY word in the films/songs.

— Kamaal R Khan-KRK (@kamaalrkhan) February 2, 2015

Bombay Bombay Bombay

— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) February 1, 2015

The jokes didn't stop! #Bombay was trending on Twitter the whole day! 

Does the censor Board think that if @mihirjoshimusic uses 'Bombay' in his songs then that will disturb public order? #Bombay

— $ir $ri $ri Magal (@jhunjhunwala) February 1, 2015

I was born in #Bombay. It says #Bombay on my Birth Certificate. I'm worried. Do I have to be born again or do I get a new birth certificate?

— Katherine Abraham (@katie_abraham) February 1, 2015

At the rate at which we are beeping words in songs, soon the songs will start sound like "Beep Beep Beep, Beeep, Beeeeep, Beep Beep” #Bombay

— Parampara (@cinemawaali) February 1, 2015

It's going to be increasingly tough trying to order a B****y Sapphire from now on... How do you ask the bartender for it?

— Ashwin Mushran (@ashwinmushran) February 2, 2015

What about #Bombay Stock Exchange & BEST buses now!?!

— Shilpa Kannan (@shilpakannan) February 2, 2015

Bombay velvet = Beep velvet Bombay Dyieng = Beep Dyieng Bombay to goa = Beep to goa Bombay HC = Beep HC @mihirjoshimusic #ShitCBFC

— Nitin Gupta (@NitinGupta439) February 1, 2015

@mihirjoshimusic please take these clowns to court! This kind of stupidity cannot be ignored! #Bombay

— Bhalo Chele (@joyjitguha) February 1, 2015

Yeah right. Try beeping Bombay from Bombay High Court. @mihirjoshimusic @jhunjhunwala

— Praku (@pkarni) February 1, 2015

Okay so "G faad ke" is cool but 'BOMBAY' is not. #Okay #censored @mihirjoshimusic #unbelievable

— Aparna Nadig (@aparnanadig1) February 1, 2015

Job interview :which IIT you were in Candidate: sir ******* @mihirjoshimusic

— Satyen Sodha,CFA (@SodhaSatyen) February 1, 2015

Yo Yo Honey Singh can promote alcoholism in his songs. But @mihirjoshimusic can't say Bombay! What causes more harm? 10 marks

— Shakti Salgaokar (@shaaqT) February 1, 2015

Bombay. Take that, Censor Board.

— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) February 1, 2015

As far as the Censor Board is concerned, I guess we speak for all when we say: 

Source: collegetimes.com