By:
Settu
Shankar
Tuesday,
May
22,
2007
Director
Shankar
has
incorporated
cuts
in
the
final
copy
of
Shivaji
-
The
Boss
after
objections
were
raised
by
the
Censor
Board
after
the
previewed
the
film.
The
edited
scenes
include
a
seductive
scene
featuring
Shreya
and
the
scene
with
Vivek's
double
dialogue.
The
film
was
screened
before
the
Censor
Board
on
the
15th
of
May.
The
producer
said
that
there
were
no
cuts
suggested
by
the
Censor
Board
after
the
screening
was
held.
But
now
the
truth
has
come
out.
During
one
of
the
songs,
Rajini
touches
Shreya's
navel.
The
officials
on
the
Censor
Board
strongly
objected
to
the
scene
and
asked
the
producer
to
cut
the
scene
out
if
they
wanted
to
get
clean
U
certification.
At
the
time
Director
Shankar
was
not
in
Chennai.
He
contacted
the
officials
over
the
phone
and
argued
that
the
scene
was
very
important
for
that
particular
song
sequence.
But
none
of
the
Censor
Board
members
were
ready
to
hear
him
out.
The
scene
in
question
was
shot
on
a
long
rope
and
to
reshoot
the
scene
would
be
technically
very
difficult.
The
Censor
Board
was
the
eventual
victor
and
the
scene
was
removed.
Fortunately,
Shankar
reshoot
the
scene
with
careful
instruction
to
his
assistants
to
do
it
right
this
time.
In
other
two
scenes,
which
were
rejected,
the
board
members
felt
that
the
dialogues
used
by
Vivek
were
ambiguous.
They
wanted
the
voce
dubbing
to
be
fully
minimized
during
these
two
scenes.
Finally
Shivaji' has
been
"censored"
with
three
cuts
in
the
orignal
film.
Shankar&team
have
replaced
the
conflicting
scenes
with
suitable
replacements.
When
asked
about
the
cuts
in
the
orignal
version
of
the
first
copy,
Director
Shankar
who
is
now
at
Cannes,
told
an
oneindia.in
correspondent,
that
he
would
prefer
to
keep
mum
on
the
issue.
He
said,
"I
don't
want
to
comment
on
anything
concerning
the
censoring
of
Shivaji.
But
I
don't
think
there
is
any
wrong
with
the
scenes.
I
enjoyed
that
scene.
Regarding
Vivek's
scenes,
there
is
a
minor
correction
to
be
made.
That
has
already
been
done.
No
doubt
Shivaji
is
a
clean
entertainer
and
it
will
please
all
categories
of
people.''