EXCLUSIVE: CBFC replaces obscene words in Bhooth Bangla; makers voluntarily bring down the film's length by 10 minutes post-certification Dhurandhar The Revenge is having a splendid run at the box office and now all eyes are on the next promising biggie, Bhooth Bangla. The film is set for release on April 17, with paid previews on April 16. The makers completed the censor process well in advance. In this article, we’ll focus on the cut list for the horror comedy. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) awarded a U/A 16+ rating to Bhooth Bangla. However, the Examining Committee asked for a few changes. An obscene word was replaced at the 26th minute. Another set of obscene words was also asked to be replaced around an hour into the film. Towards the end, an obscene word in the subtitle was asked to be removed. A denigrating reference to women in the first half was asked to be replaced. Finally, the makers were asked to include disclaimers for the religious and superstitious references in the film. Once these changes were made, the makers of Bhooth Bangla were handed over the censor certificate on April 2. The length of the film, as mentioned on the censor certificate, is 174. 57 minutes. In other words, Bhooth Bangla is 2 hours, 54 minutes and 57 seconds long. Incidentally, Bollywood Hungama was the first one to inform readers that the Akshay Kumar-starrer is expected to have a runtime of around 170 minutes. Meanwhile, a few days ago, the team of Bhooth Bangl... #box_office #Bhooth_Bangla #film #Bangla #CBFC_replaces #Bhooth #post-certification_Dhurandhar #promising_biggie #voluntarily_bring #splendid_run
EXCLUSIVE: O'Romeo is Shahid Kapoor's second A-rated film after Kabir Singh; CBFC replaces 'Item' with 'Kumari'; reduces 'woman slapping visual' by 20% After collaborating on Kaminey (2009), Haider (2014) and Rangoon (2017), Shahid Kapoor and director Vishal Bhardwaj have joined hands for the fourth time for O'Romeo. This combo, along with the ensemble cast, impactful trailer and soulful-n-peppy album have generated interest for the flick. O'Romeo releases on February 13, and earlier this week, the censor process was completed. In this article, Bollywood Hungama will exclusively focus on the cuts given to the action entertainer. O'Romeo has been awarded an ‘A’ certificate; in other words, this is Shahid Kapoor’s second A-rated film of his career after Kabir Singh (2019). Despite the adult rating, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) asked for several changes. The Examining Committee of the CBFC made several changes in the dialogues. The word 'Item' was replaced with 'Kumari'. At four other places, a word was replaced, but there is no detail on the same in the cut list. In a scene, a word was muted, while at another point, an ‘inappropriate’ word was asked to be deleted. There has been no cut in the romantic and intimate scenes. However, a few violent scenes had to face the censor scissors. A close-up visual of throat cutting was reduced by 20%, that is, by 3 seconds. 2 seconds were reduced in two shots - one of close-up visuals of 'bloodshed head hitting' ... #Vishal_Bhardwaj #Shahid_Kapoor #director_Vishal #Kabir_Singh #woman_slapping #joined_hands #fourth_time #A-rated_film #CBFC_replaces #Shahid
