Anurag Kashyap revealed yesterday that the list of cuts ordered by the CBFC in Udta Punjab totalled to 94! A copy of a part of the list of cuts ordered by the certification board is now circulating online and the first cut sets the tone for things to come:
Cut No. 1: Delete sign board of Punjab in the beginning.
Other significant cuts recommended (apart from the ones that have swear words) include:
Cut No. 6: Delete the word ‘Election’, ‘MP’, ‘Party’ from party worker, MLA, Punjab, Parliament.
Cut No. 7: From the song No. 3, delete the visuals of scratching / itching side portion by Sardar
Cut No. 8: Delete the close-up shots of injecting the drugs wherever it appears.
Cut No. 10: Delete the line ‘Jamin Banzar te Aulad Kanjar’
Cut No. 11: Delete the name of dog as ‘Jacky Chain’.
Take a look at the copy of the list which is going viral right here:
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