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It was Prasoon Joshi’s progressive attitude that got 'IT' a fair deal, says Warner Bros India chief

The Central Board of Film Certification agreed to restore all the cuts, except the profanity.

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Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in New Line Cinema's horror thriller 'IT,' a Warner Bros.
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Contrary to reports doing the rounds that the new CBFC, Prasoon Joshi, did a turn around and re-imposed three major cuts in the Hollywood horror film, IT, thereby leading to speculation that his so-called liberal attitude was just an eyewash, the film was given a clean chit at his behest after the Examining Committee offered several cuts.  According to Denzil Dias, Vice President and Managing Director, Warner Bros Pictures-India, it was actually Mr Prasoon Joshi’s “liberal and progressive” attitude that saw the film through the CBFC, with just one muted audio cut. “The CBFC Chairperson never reimposed the cuts. If some of those cuts were reimposed, we would not have released the film. The whole issue was misinterpreted. On the contrary, he waived off all the cuts with the exception of a minor audio mute, which was acceptable to us. We are thankful to the Chairman and the CEO for their very progressive thoughts.”

Apparently the Examining Committee members of the CBFC came down heavily on the film when it was first shown to them, after which the makers approached the Revising Committee, presided over by Prasoon Joshi, who was the ninth presiding officer in the RC screening, “The initial 12 cuts were very regressive and disappointing but we then approached the Revising Committee. Yes the CBFC chief did preside over and the way he interpreted the film, made a lot of sense. He is certainly progressive and liberal, which reflected in his perception towards the context of filmmaking. We never contemplated going to the Tribunal as were pleased with the RC judgement,” Denzil Dias revealed.

Dias added that the new CBFC chief’s attitude was welcome at a time when piracy was posing a major threat to both Hollywood and Bollywood, “We need to change with today's day and times. If the film would have been heavily censored or not imported for India release, people would have been encouraged to watch the pirated version online. It would have been a loss to the Government, exhibitors and the audiences too,” he argued.

IT, which is directed by Andy Muschietti, is an adaptation of the well-known Stephen King novel of the same name and is being planned for a huge worldwide released on September 8. The film is being released in India in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, “We are releasing the film in 500 screens and have great expectations from its India business. Also after the hattrick success of Wonder Woman, Dunkirk and Annabelle Creation, we are counting on IT to do great business. Also, it is being planned to have the biggest opening for a September film in the US market,” Dias revealed.

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