AugĀ 3, 2017
Actress Bidita Bag, who features in
"Babumoshai Bandookbaaz" -- which has been suggested 48 cuts by the
censor board -- says if everyone makes movies like the devotional drama
"Jai Santoshi Maa", there won't be any entertainment factor left.
"Film-making is a very serious business because in each film there are
about 80 to 100 people involved and they run their houses through it.
So, if we start making films like 'Jai Santoshi Maa', then there will
be no entertainment factor left in the film, and how many people will
go to watch the film," Bidita said here.
Her film "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz", in which she features with
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, has been given an 'A' certificate by he Central
Board of Film Certification and the movie's makers have been asked to
make multiple cuts to remove lovemaking scenes and cuss words.
The actress was speaking at a joint press conference hosted by the
film's makers and members of the Indian Film and Television Directors
Association (IFTDA) on Wednesday.
Director Kushan Nandy claimed the CBFC handed him a list of things it
wanted removed from his film.
Bidita says the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is behaving
like her grandparents.
"My grandparents always used to restrict me in terms of my food,
clothing and watching preferences, so I feel censor board is acting in
the same manner. Today, in our country, 70 per cent of our population
is adult, but still they are told what to watch and what they
shouldn't," she said.
"Today, the internet market has grown so big and we have no control
over content of internet... If you see films of the 1980s and 1990s,
there were many rape scenes in it and they had no issues showing rape
scenes, but they have problem with lovemaking scenes. So, I feel censor
board shouldn't control films like grandparents."
"They should just certify the film and shouldn't decide what adults
should see and what they shouldn't because we live in democratic
country," she said.
Nawazuddin, who plays the title role in "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz", said
that the abusive words are justified as they add a local flavour to the
character.
"Conditions like these will turn us into mechanical actors. A character
will always use the language of the region where he belongs. It makes
the character authentic. By using such means, we can add depth to a
character -- like adding a local flavour. If we stop making films like
these, then we will have no choice but to make the same clean films
like the olden days," Nawazuddin said.
Hed added, "As an actor, I would say as much as a film is local, it
will become global. If they are not going to let us make films
properly, then the outcome on the international platform will be zero."
The film's director Kushan Nandy and producer Kiran Shroff do not wish
to release the film with the cuts and have approached the Film
Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) to get their movie approved.