Prakash Jha Miffed By Censor Board’s Demand For Jai Gangaajal

Many filmmakers in the recent past have been irked by the Censor Board due to its bizarre demands and the recent one to get caught in the line is Prakash Jha for Jai Gangaajal. Ever since the trailer of the flick has released, Priyanka Chopra is hovering over and above the minds of movie buffs for her impactful and crisp performance but the impact seems to be losing its essence because of the whimsical demands of the Censor Board, which has object the usage of words such as “Saala” and has suggested 11 cuts in the flick cuts for U/A certificate. This will lead to 50-odd cuts in the flick, which will reportedly change its context, as per the reports.

“How many beeps can you have in a film? Saala is a word we use in everyday conversation. My cop drama is set in the hinterlands. I’m not saying anything anti-national or anti-religion”, says Prakash Jha, who is the writer-director.

Jha further said that the original film was also full of violence and cuss words but nobody objected that and it was passed with UA certificate when BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad was the Information and Broadcasting minister. “It has been telecast on TV over 300 times since and no one has objected to the language”, Jha said.

“There’s no overt sexuality or unnecessary violence. They wanted me to reduce an action scene by 50 per cent; I’m okay with that, but not okay with the language being diluted. I’m going to the Tribunal hoping they will see things in the right context. Else, I’ll move court. One mindset has created all this absurdity”, Jha groused. 

Source: cloudfront.net