Imtiaz Ali is unfazed by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief, Pahlaj Nihalani’s objection to the word “intercourse” in the trailer of his film, Jab Harry Met Sejal.
At the launch of the film’s latest song, Beech Beech Mein, the director, reportedly, said the board will not find the film inappropriate on watching and that its only doing its job.
“See, I think the Censor Board obviously has to do it’s work, but when they will watch our film, I think probably they won’t find it inappropriate. Other than this I don’t have anything else to say on this,” he said.
The bone of contention for the CBFC chief was not the digital trailer that was release, he had a problem with TV channels running the same “uncensored” footage without seeking a U/A certificate.
Speaking to The Indian Express, he had said, “We have had no problem with the word (intercourse) being used for the digital trailers. But we cannot give an UA Certificate to the particular trailer with the word in it. To air the trailer on TV one needs a ‘U’ certificate, since even children watch it on TV. Will you be comfortable using the word in front of your children? The makers of the film have not come back to me, so I don’t know why the media is judging our work. We are only following the guidelines, we are doing our work.”
Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer, Jab Harry Met Sejal releases 4 August.
(Source: The Indian Express)
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