Looks like, film-maker Ram Gopal Varma, like the Censor Board, has succumbed to the political pressure as reports suggest that they do not want the Shahid Kapoor-starrer to be set in the state of Punjab.
Supporting the ongoing censor issue, which got political as the Censor Board doesn't want the movie to be set in Punjab, the 54-year-old director took to his Twitter handle to say that the movie should be titled 'Udta India' or 'Udta World', instead of Udta Punjab. He tweeted:
After Censor Board refused to issue a certificate to the Abhishek Chaubey-directed film, the Revising Committee of Censor Board has now given even harsher suggestions to the makers, in order to obtain the certificate. Recommendations/Objections of the Reviewing Committee have assumed political overtones. Reportedly, if the makers of Udta Punjab don't come to an agreement then they may have to do away with the name of the state 'Punjab' from the title of the film.
It is being reported that the committee wants the film to be set in a fictional land rather than in Punjab and is demanding a lot of cuts, which are against the "reality" of the movie.
Strangely, the Reviewing Committee is taking a view that the flick, which is based on the growing drug addiction among the youth, is defamatory to Punjab. Earlier also, the ruling party in Punjab, Akali Dal, had objected to the movie. Sources close to the censors indicate towards political pressure being put in the wake of Punjab elections slated to happen early next year.
Co-produced by Phantom Films and Balaji Motion Pictures, Udta Punjab, a highly talked about movie that is being keenly anticipated by a large section of youth, also stars Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh. It is slated to release on June 17, 2016.
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