CBFC Clears Priyanka’s ‘Baywatch’ With an ‘A’ Certificate & 5 Cuts

Indians should get used to bikinis, says CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani.

Priyanka Chopra and her Baywatch co-star Dwayne Johnson. (Photo: Instagram/priyankachopra)

The CBFC has cleared Priyanka Chopra’s upcoming Hollywood film Baywatch with an ‘A’ certificate with four verbal and one visual cuts. And what’s more, no bikini shots have been cut.

According to a report by DNA, this was not an easy decision for the CBFC to make. Nevertheless, CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani spoke about how Indians should totally get used to the bikini.

There was no rationale to cut the bikini images. For one, the series ran on satellite television in India for years and contained lengthy shots of women in bikinis. Secondly, Indian filmmakers really need to stop making such a big issue about bikinis. Go to Goa or Mauritius. The beaches are carpeted with women in bikinis. What is the big deal about such shots?

Pahlaj Nihalani, CBFC Chief

However, some cuss words, deemed “unnecessary”, have been beeped out.

<i>Baywatch </i>is crammed with cuss words and filthy language. We deleted portions where we thought the smutty language was unnecessary. But we’ve allowed the bad language in several dialogues because we felt cutting them took away from the flavour and intention of the words. I’d like to stress that we’ve given an ‘A’ certificate, not just for the bikinis, but for the strong language as well.

Ahem.

(Source: DNA)