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Anurag Kashyap Says Even One Cut By Censors Amounts To 'Qatl-e-Aam' Of The Film

Even One Cut By Censors Amounts To 'Qatl-e-Aam' Of The Film, Says Anurag Kashyap
Indian film director Anurag Kashyap poses during a photo call on occasion of the screening of the movie
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Indian film director Anurag Kashyap poses during a photo call on occasion of the screening of the movie

MUMBAI -- Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says even the slightest of alteration by the Censor Board for any film is no less than killing the creativity of the movie.

Kashyap's troubles with the censor are well-known. The Bombay Velvet (2015) director has often been at loggerheads with the censor board right from his unreleased directorial debut film Paanch (2003) to Black Friday (2004) and Ugly (2013).

Recently, there have been reports that his upcoming co-production Udta Punjab, which is based on the issue of substance abuse in Punjab, has failed to get censor board's approval due to expletives and drug use.

Kashyap, however, had said the film has gone to the revising committee of the board like any other movie.

When asked if a film's creativity is hampered when it is chopped at the censor board, the director told reporters, "When a filmmaker is ready with his film, he sends it to CBFC and according to him that is the film he wants. So even if it is altered a little bit it is Qatl-e-Aam of it.

"I don't think any filmmaker makes a film and then says 'cut and leave whatever you want'," he added.

The filmmaker was speaking at the launch of Qatl-e-Aam song for his latest directorial Raman Raghav 2.0 last evening.

The thriller stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui as a serial killer while Vicky Kaushal will play the role of a cop.

The Dev D (2009) helmer had previously said that he would not be satisfied "even with a single" cut for Raman Raghav 2.0.

When quizzed about the status of the film with regards to the censors, the director said, "The film will be shown as it is, intact. It has been cleared."

Raman Raghav 2.0 was showcased at Cannes' Directors Fortnight section last month. The film is scheduled to release on 24 June.

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