Have Accepted All Five CBFC Modifications: Padmavat Producers Rubbish The Rumours Of 300 Cuts
Brushing aside reports that the (CBFC) had suggested "300 cuts" in "Padmavati", retitled as "Padmavat", the producers today said only five "modifications" were recommended by the censor board.
Padmavat
release
with
300
CUTS
is
fake
news,
says
Prasoon
Joshi
|
FilmiBeat
Brushing
aside
reports
that
the
Central
Board
of
FilmCertification
(CBFC)
had
suggested
"300
cuts"
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali's
'Padmavati',
retitled
as
'Padmavat',
the
producers
today
said
only
five
modifications
were
recommended
by
the
censor
board
which
they
have
accepted
and
implemented.
The
producers
also
said
they
appreciate
the
balanced
approach
adopted
by
the
censor
board
to
address
the
situation.
The
long-drawn
battle
between
the
makers
of
the
filmand
the
CBFC
ended
on
December
28
last
year
after
the
CBFC
decided
to
give
U/A
certificate
to
the
period
drama
starring
Deepika
Padukone,
Shahid
Kapoor,
andRanveer
Singh.
There
have
been
reports
that
the
CBFC
had
suggested
around
300
cuts
before
clearing
the
movie.
CBFC
chief
Prasoon
Joshi
yesterday
said
the
censor
board
had
cleared
Padmavat
and
reports
about
cuts
were
absolutely
untrue.
"We
appreciate
the
balanced
and
considered
approach
that
CBFC
has
taken
to
address
this
situation.
They
had
suggested
five
modifications,"
Viacom18
Media
Pvt.
Ltd
said
in
a
statement
issued
here
today.
The
modifications
suggested
by
the
CBFC
comprised
changing
the
disclaimer,
assigning
title
Padmavat
and
amending
"Ghoomar"
song.
"Change
the
disclaimer
to
one
that
clearly
does
not
claim
historical
accuracy.
The
title
is
to
be
changed
from
'Padmavati' to
'Padmavat'
as
the
filmmakers
have
attributed
their
creative
source
as
the
fictional
poem
'Padmavat'
and
not
history."
"Modifications
to
the
song
'Ghoomar'
to
make
the
depiction
befitting
to
the
character
being
portrayed.
Modifications
to
the
incorrect/misleading
reference
to
historical
places.
Addition
of
a
disclaimer
which
clearly
makes
the
point
that
the
film
in
no
manner
subscribes
to
the
practice
of
Sati
or
seeks
to
glorify
it," the
statement
said.
It
said
the
Bhansali
Productions
and
Viacom18
Motion
Pictures,
as
producers,
have
accepted
and
have
made
all
the
above
changes.
"We
believe
that
these
changes
are
in
line
with
the
filmic
depiction
of
the
story
we
wanted
to
tell.
We
firmly
deny
all
speculation
on
extensive
cuts
to
the
film
and
want
to
reiterate
that
only
the
above
changes
and
disclaimers
(as)
per
guidance
of
the
CBFC
have
been
made.
We
have
full
faith
in
the
CBFC
and
in
the
transparent,
fair
and
inclusive
process
that
has
been
followed," it
said.
The
movie,
which
was
earlier
set
to
arrive
in
theatres
on
December
1
last
year,
will
now
release
on
January
25.
Bhansali,
who
appeared
before
a
parliamentary
panel,
had
said
his
lavishly
mounted
Rs
150
crore
period
drama
is
based
on
the
16th
century
epic
poem
"Padmavat"
by
Malik
Muhammad
Jayasi.
The
film
got
stuck
after
various
Rajput
groups
alleged
that
it
distorts
history,
a
claim
repeatedly
denied
by
the
director.
Historians
are
divided
on
whether
Padmini
actually
existed.