Censor
board
has
changed
'A'
certification
it
assigned
earlier
to
actress
Priyanka
Chopra's
maiden
item
song
'Babli
Badmaash'
to
'U/A'.
The
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
had
reportedly
given
the
song
'A'
certificate
after
receiving
complaint
from
Delhi-based
women
activists
against
"commodification" of
female
body
in
such
performances
but
they
decided
to
change
it
to
U/A
following
a
review.
"On
Monday,
CBFC
put
'Babli
Badmaash'
through
the
Revising
Committee,
which
cleared
the
track
with
a
'U/A'
certificate," said
a
statement
issued
by
Balaji
Motion
Pictures.
Balaji
Motion
Pictures
CEO
Tanuj
Garg
told
the
PTI,
"After
submitting
'Babli
Badmaash'
for
certification,
we
were
informed
that
it
would
get
an
'A'
because
it
was
an
item
track.
We
informed
the
CBFC
that
the
industry
was
not
aware
of
such
a
rule
and
that
this
would
warrant
a
larger
discussion
between
both
parties."
He
said
the
CBFC
was
informed
that
there
was
no
such
blanket
directive
and
that
songs
are
certified
according
to
their
content.
The
dance
number
'Babli
Badmaash' was
initially
granted
an
'A'
certificate
on
the
ground
that
it
was
an
'item
song'.
"The
CBFC
is
believed
to
have
received
a
complaint
from
some
Delhi-based
women's
body
regarding
the
commodification
of
women
in
item
songs,"
the
statement
said.
Priyanka
will
be
seen
wearing
an
edgy
costume
of
rubber
and
leather
studded
with
LED
lights
–
loosely
resembling
the
jacket
worn
by
actor
Amitabh
Bachchan
for
popular
disco
number
'Saara
Zamana'
in
blockbuster
Yaarana
(1981)
-
in
Sanjay
Gupta's
upcoming
film
Shootout
At
Wadala.
The
retro-style
track
'Babli
Badmaash'
is
composed
by
Anu
Malik,
while
singer
Sunidhi
Chauhan
has
rendered
the
track,
choreographed
by
Ahmed
Khan.
The
film,
starring
John
Abraham,
Anil
Kapoor,
Tusshar
Kapoor,
Sonu
Sood,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Mahesh
Manjreka,
Kangana
Ranuat
among
others,
is
slated
for
May
1
release.