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Varun's next for adults only
ByAnkur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Feb 4, 2015, 12.00 AM IST
Sriram Raghavan refused to tone down the sex and violence in his upcoming thriller and was handed an 'A' certificate by the censors.
The Central Board of Film Certification, which has stirred up many controversies of late with its decisions, has given an 'A' certificate to Varun Dhawan's revenge drama Badlapur.
Mirror has learnt that the film was screened yesterday for the censors who were willing to give the Sriram Raghavan directorial a 'U/A' rating, provided that the makers agreed to major cuts recommended by the Examining Committee."But Sriram categorically told the Board that he's very happy with an 'A' certificate as long as no scenes are cut. This caused some surprise as most filmmakers put up a fight," a source close to the development informed.
So what were these cuts the censors insisted on? "They wanted the makers to tone down the steamy scenes. There is a lovemaking scene between Varun and his on-screen wife Yami Gautam which they asked to be trimmed. They also recommended that a passionate kiss between Huma Qureshi, a prostitute, and Varun's character, should be watered down to a passing smooch," the source added.
The members also wanted Sriram to delete a scene in which Varun is seen hammering a man to death. "It's one of the stand-out scenes of the film and the team was firm that they wouldn't cut it," said the source.
He added that another scene which came in for some criticism involved Varun strangling Nawazuddin's character with a rope whose eyes bulge out as he bleeds profusely. All these scenes have now been retained.
This will be Varun Dhawan's first film which has been given an adult certificate and so will keep out a large section of his young fans. When contacted, producer Dinesh Vijan and Sriram refused to comment.
ByAnkur Pathak, Mumbai Mirror | Feb 4, 2015, 12.00 AM IST
Sriram Raghavan refused to tone down the sex and violence in his upcoming thriller and was handed an 'A' certificate by the censors.
The Central Board of Film Certification, which has stirred up many controversies of late with its decisions, has given an 'A' certificate to Varun Dhawan's revenge drama Badlapur.
Mirror has learnt that the film was screened yesterday for the censors who were willing to give the Sriram Raghavan directorial a 'U/A' rating, provided that the makers agreed to major cuts recommended by the Examining Committee."But Sriram categorically told the Board that he's very happy with an 'A' certificate as long as no scenes are cut. This caused some surprise as most filmmakers put up a fight," a source close to the development informed.
So what were these cuts the censors insisted on? "They wanted the makers to tone down the steamy scenes. There is a lovemaking scene between Varun and his on-screen wife Yami Gautam which they asked to be trimmed. They also recommended that a passionate kiss between Huma Qureshi, a prostitute, and Varun's character, should be watered down to a passing smooch," the source added.
The members also wanted Sriram to delete a scene in which Varun is seen hammering a man to death. "It's one of the stand-out scenes of the film and the team was firm that they wouldn't cut it," said the source.
He added that another scene which came in for some criticism involved Varun strangling Nawazuddin's character with a rope whose eyes bulge out as he bleeds profusely. All these scenes have now been retained.
This will be Varun Dhawan's first film which has been given an adult certificate and so will keep out a large section of his young fans. When contacted, producer Dinesh Vijan and Sriram refused to comment.
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