Sunny Deol's Upcoming Film Mohalla Assi Gets 'A' Certificate!
After a 2 year battle, Sunny Deol's Mohalla Assi gets 'A' certificate from the Censor Board with just one cut, after a ruling from the Delhi High Court order.
After
almost
two
years
of
battle,
Sunny
Deol's
controversial
film
"Mohalla
Assi" has
got
clearance
from
the
Censor
Board
with
an
'A'
certificate
and
just
one
cut
after
a
Delhi
High
Court
order.
The
film,
embroiled
in
a
legal
battle
with
the
Central
Board
of
Film
Certification
(CBFC)
over
its
content,
submitted
an
application
for
certification
in
March
2016,
a
statement
issued
here
said.
The
Revising
Committee
of
the
board
then
had
refused
to
issue
a
certificate
for
exhibition
of
the
movie,
stating
the
form
and
content
of
the
film
were
"highly
derogatory
of
humans,
cult,
culture,
religion
including
but
not
limited
to
mythology",
it
said.
The
producers
then
filed
an
appeal
before
the
FCAT
(Film
Certification
Appellate
Tribunal),
which
through
its
order
dated
October
24,
2016,
directed
the
producers
to
carry
out
ten
cuts/modifications
and
resubmit
the
film
for
its
consideration.
"The
order
of
the
FCAT
had
damaging
effect
on
the
entire
theme
of
the
movie
and
therefore,
it
was
not
possible
for
the
producers
to
carry
out
those
modifications.
"Hence,
the
same
was
challenged
in
the
Delhi
High
Court
through
a
writ
petition
" the
statement
added.
"After
a
prolonged
legal
battle,
we
have
received
a
judgement
favouring
our
argument
and
the
CBFC
has
now
issued
an
'A'
certification
for
the
movie.
Justice
has
been
served.
"The
movie,
with
just
one
small
cut,
is
all
set
to
be
released
in
theatres
shortly," said
producer
Vinay
Tiwari
of
Crossword
Entertainment.
The
movie
is
based
on
the
book
'Kashi
Ka
Assi'
by
Kashi
Nath
Singh,
an
award
winning
author.
It
is
a
story
that
goes
through
the
events
in
1990s
and
1998,
including
the
Ram
Janmabhoomi
movement
and
the
Mandal
Commission
implementation.
The
film,
also
starring
Ravi
Kishan
and
Sakshi
Tanwar
in
lead
roles,
is
directed
by
Chandraprakash
Dwivedi.