The past few days have been rife with speculation and news over the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Udta Punjab not making past the censor board. The CBFC has demanded too many cuts in the film- and no one’s too happy about it, least of all filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who took to Twitter to voice his frustrations.
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Kashyap is one of the producers for Udta Punjab, which is set to come out on June 17th and is currently in the CBFC’s firing line with a recommendation of 89 cuts and removal of all references to Punjab.
The director took to Twitter saying that anyone opposing an ‘honest’ film like Udta Punjab is guilty of promoting drugs.
Kashyap has also asked political parties to stay away from the controversy, insisting that it was between his rights and censorship.
Kashyap earlier also compared the situation to that in North Korea.
Kashyap of course isn’t the only one protesting against the vagaries of the censor board. Filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt, Hansal Mehta and Karan Johar have also joined the Twitter bandwagon of protesters.
While stand-up comedians Sorabh Pant and Sapan Verma are tickling the ribs with their tweets:
Prominent media personalities are also adding their voice against the CBFC.
It seems Udta Punjab is all set for a face-off with the CBFC.
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