Here's The List Of Things Pahlaj Nihalani Wants To Cut From Udta Punjab!

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday (June 8), that they had granted 'A' certificate to the drug-themed movie 'Udta Punjab' after ordering some cuts.

Earlier, producer Anurag Kashyap had approached the Bombay High Court claiming that his film hadn't received any certification from CBFC despite the officials watching the movie on June 3.

Here’s a complete list of all the cuts demanded by Censor Board for Udta Punjab.

1) Remove or mute all references to Punjab from the film, including its title, dialogues, and a close-up shot of a signboard.

2) Remove references to names of cities like Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Tarn Taran, Ludhiana and Moga from all the dialogues.

3) Include a disclaimer at the start of the film that reads: “The film focuses on the rising menace of drugs and the war against drugs and is an attempt to show the ill-effects of drugs on today’s youth and social fabric. We acknowledge the battle against drugs being fought by the government and the police. But this battle can’t be won unless the people of India unite against the menace.”

4) Cut close-up shots of characters injecting themselves with drugs.

5) Cut dialogue in which a dog is referred to as “Jacky Chain”.

6) Remove these words from the film: election, MP, party, MLA, parliament, harami.

7) Cut visuals of Shahid Kapoor urinating and a “sardar scratching his side”.