According to reports, Joshi's intent behind using the word 'Bombay' was merely to rhyme it with 'today' in the song.
Mumbai-based musician Mihir Joshi took to Twitter to register his protest after the Censor Board beeped the word 'Bombay' from his song. The word appears in the the second line of his song 'Sorry', "I’m sorry, sweetheart, this is the world I’m giving you today. Same thing, no matter what you read, from Delhi to Bombay.”
The song is from Joshi's debut album 'Mumbai Blues'. The album had been sent to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to be cleared before it could be aired on television. While his record company, Times Music, informed him that a word was being censored from the song, it was only when he watched the song aired on TV on Sunday that he came to know that the beeped out word was 'Bombay', he claims.
Joshi took to Twitter to express his outrage at the move by the Board.
Joshi received widespread support on Twitter. On Monday, Joshi also tweeted photos of the censor certificate for his album showing the CBFC asking for the word to be muted.
The song 'Sorry' is said to be about a father apologising to his daughter for the injustice and violence that women face in India. According to reports, Joshi's intent behind using the word 'Bombay was merely to rhyme it with 'today' in the song. The album was released on May 31, 2014 and, according to Joshi, the song has been playing on YouTube since then.
The statutory board, under the Information and Broadcasting ministry, has been in the headlines over the resignation of Samson and nine other members alleging government interference. Samson and others had resigned amid a controversy over clearance to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's film "Messenger of God". Following this, the Centre had appointed filmmaker Pahlaj Nihalani as the new Censor Board chief.
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