Looks like all decks have been cleared for the release of ‘Udta Punjab’. First the Mumbai High Court gave the movie a go ahead, asking for only a single cut, instead of 89 cuts asked by the censor board. Now even the Supremem Court has also refused to entertain an NGO plea to halt the screening of the film.
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Quantico star Priyanka Chopra has lent her support to Kashyap, saying that the censor board cannot dictate terms. She added that the board has no right of tempering with the creativity and title of the movie. “Our forefathers achieved freedom of speech and expression for us after a long struggle… Creativity should not be stopped […]
Read moreFirst Udta Punjab's co-producer Anurag Kashyap went to the media protesting against the unfair demands of Pahlaj Nihalani, the chairman of the censor board. A day he went knocking at the doors of the Mumbai High Court.
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The film folks in Mumbai have always been accused of being insecure and over eager to protect their own commercial interests. Producers, directors and actors have always been seen bowing down in front of a dictatorial Censor Board or the tyrannies of political outfits like the Shiv Sena rather than fight back as a united force.
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Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor starrer ‘Udta Punjab’ is yet to get clearance from the Censor Board of India, but the Shahid is hoping that the movie will be made tax free as it's telling ‘something that people need to know’.
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