Cut the butt!

On the occasion of Deepika Padukone’s 37th birthday yesterday, the makers of Pathaan and Project K shared her looks from the respective films. Coincidentally, the special day also brought news about the censorship of her upcoming action thriller starring Shah Rukh Khan. The Examining Committee (EC) of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) asked for over 10 changes. Three of these edits were relating to the song, Besharam Rang, while a major chunk was pertaining to the film’s dialogues. We hear, the close-up shots of Deepika’s derrière, scenes involving partial nudity, and certain dance steps will undergo change. The lyrics, ‘bahut tang kiya’ also faced objection. ‘RAW’ was replaced with ‘hamare’ in two scenes, while ‘toote foote’ was used in place of ‘langde lulle’. In 13 places, ‘PMO’ was replaced by either ‘president’ or ‘minister’. Also, ‘Ashok Chakra’ was replaced by ‘veer puraskar’, ‘hamari Bharat mata’ was used in place of ‘Mrs Bharatmata’, and ‘Russia’ was removed from ‘Black Prison, Russia’. In the line “Isse sasti scotch nahin mili,” ‘scotch’ was replaced with ‘drink’.  While it is not known if the controversial orange swimsuit has been retained or altered, we hear that Pathaan, which has a runtime of two hours and 26 minutes, has been issued a U/A certificate by the Censor Board. 

Avoiding the clutter now