Jism 2 : CBFC wants more cuts

The Censor Board Of Film Certification seems to be keeping tabs with Pooja Bhatt. Pooja Bhatt who was expecting an A certificate for her movie Jism 2 is finding it too difficult to get a green signal even with A-certificate. As per the latest news from insiders, it is said that censor board is finding the love making scenes too much obscene and wants Pooja to cut those out!

Jism 2, which is mainly tagged around sensuality is having more issues than what was expected. Even though they were aware that the movie would end up with an A certificate, the recent stance of CBFC has caused dilemma as they want most of the love-making scenes to be cut out almost to half!

A senior member from CBFC (on request of anonymity) told Mumbai Mirror, “Pooja Bhatt was sent home. We refused to certify her film. Jism 2 will obviously get an A certificate at a later stage but only when she incorporates the changes which we have asked for.”

Asked what exactly the CBFC objected to, the senior member said, “There are four lovemaking scenes in Jism 2, all with Sunny Leone in them. The problem is not the number of such scenes, but their length. All four scenes are too long and will have to be cut so that their impact is diluted. There is no frontal nudity but kaafi explicit hai. Hence, we did not issue a certificate. We will certify the film only when Pooja returns with the modified version, which should have the intimate scenes cut to half their length.”

The Regional Officer at CBFC, J P Singh, confirmed the development saying, “We have asked Pooja to dilute the lovemaking scenes. There are certain norms and guidelines, which every filmmaker has to follow.”

Needless to say, Pooja isn’t amused. Mirror spoke to her on her way back from the CBFC office. For starters, she was in denial about having been asked to cut the length of the controversial scenes in Jism 2. “I sat down and thought about what they had said. They have a problem with certain shots, like the one where Sunny turns around and a part of her breast is visible. If I really had a problem, I would have headed straight to the Revising Committee. I don’t, so I will introduce close-ups wherever wide angles have been used in the scenes in question. It’s okay. It will not amputate my film,” said the firebrand director.

Now is Pooja disappointed ? “No. They objected to certain shots in Jism nine years ago but if you look at them today, they are child’s play. So let’s see what happens when I take my copy back to them,” she shot back.

So we will still wait on to see what she does with the shots and hope she finds out a way to display her movie in full format at-least!

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- Unknown Updated at: Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Heroine with an 'A' Certificate

The much awaited movie of Kareena Kapoor, 'Heroine' is out from the CBFC with an 'A' certificate in hand. Although the movie was set out to be a universal one, there seems to be few controversial scenes which has made the movie endup with the 'A' certification. But it seems that the makers of the movie ain't that surprised. They seem to have expected this to happen and it just did!

“As expected got a ‘A’ certificate from the censor board,” tweeted Madhur.

The film is said to be inspired by the real goings-on in the film industry, while Madhur has constantly denied Kareena’s character being based on any one particular actress in Bollywood.

The movie also features Arjun Rampal as the male lead and the movie is expected to be a open mirror to the inside affairs of cinema. Madhur Bhandarkar's movie 'Heroine' should also give credits to Aishwariya Rai Bachchan to make the movie controversial even before the release. It was Aishwariya Rai who was supposed to do the lead in the movie, when she got out being pregnant. The issues were fuming but all is well at the moment (more stories on 'Heroine').

With all these said and written, we would really love to see the first glimpse of the movie as soon as it is out. Do not forget to keep tabs on 'http://videos.indiaviolet.com'.

Additional Security Brought In For Heroine

As the movie is completing its final schedule the makers had a scene of Kareena at Veera Desai Road at Andheri, the crowd went out of control during the picturization as it is said that the mob included close to 500 people watching the show. 

“They had found out that Kareena was shooting here. Since we only had her regular security with us, we got a bit worried. That fact that the crowd was trying to inch closer to the sets was scary, but Kareena’s security was of paramount importance,” says a unit member.

That’s when the filmmakers decided to bring in seven-eight additional security personnel. “Within half an hour, the guards arrived on the sets. We didn’t want to take a chance till they got there, so we didn’t allow Kareena to leave her vanity van. It was parked away from the set and was being guarded by a few crew members,” says the source, adding that the actor resumed shooting only once there was ample security to keep her guarded.

“Since the shooting was supposed to finish in about three hours, everyone was confident that things would happen quietly. But due to the chaos, we got delayed too,” adds the unit member.

When contacted, a spokesperson from producer UTV Motion Pictures confirms: “It was an outdoor shoot. But when we saw crowds swelling by the minute, we had to immediately call in extra security to not let things get out of control. In the end, everything was sorted.”

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- Unknown Updated at: Monday, July 16, 2012

Jism 2 Promos flowing and hitting high counts!

Jism2 videos are trending on youtube, with the latest of the series 'Maula' getting released on July 4, the movie is already giving an eye candy of what they will be able to see at the screens on August 3.

The movie has restrictions on airing these songs on television yet, as it is A-certified, and as per the current guidelines, they might have to remove few scenes before the songs go air. Although, the team is pretty happy about the response the music has been receiving through online audience. 

The promo video was just a spark (video here) which was followed by the magic of KK in 'Abhi Abhi', the song which we adore the most (video here). The latest addition to the series is 'Maula' which is sung unconventionally by Ali Azmat, but the song still convey the pain of the two lovers(video here). 

As in the prequel, the songs are still haunting and is already on hit charts, the production crew is however working on how to cut out and add in scenes so that they can fit in the songs on television too. We should also appreciate the new looks of Sunny Leone, where she has changed over completely and looks quite different from what we have already seen.

One can't also ignore the scenic beauty in these songs, for which Pooja Bhatt should be appreciated and the beautiful locations of Srilanka just makes it an exotic adventure to watch out for.

We wish the crew all the best for next month!

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- Unknown Updated at: Friday, July 06, 2012

Gangs of Wasseypur jumps the Censorboard hurdle

The movie which has nothing but violence as its backbone, with foul-mouthed characters ruling the screens. It was always tough for Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs Of Wasseypur" to be accepted by the Censor Board for screening. The movie makers itself would have doubted or rather planned for axing out scenes of the movie when they sent the movie for review. But it seems that the movie has come back without any great losses and with a 'A' certificate for its foul mouth!

Anurag had earlier clearly stated that he wont be adding any additional disclaimers or cutting down scenes based on the jury reviews as he still wanted the audience to see his creation in its original format. 

But the sources state that Anurag agreed to comply with the board members for three voice cuts and two disclaimers stating; Smoking is injurious to health and The film is a fictionalised account.

Gangs of Wasseypur revolves around coal mafia. Manoj Bajpai, Reema Sen, Nawazuddin Siddiqui play prominent roles in the film. The movie is all set for release on June 22.

Plot of the movie goes around the rivalry between the gangs at the coal quarry. 

Plot "Towards the end of colonial India, Shahid Khan loots the British trains, impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh’s colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of the decade, Shahid’s son, the philandering Sardar Khan vows to get his father’s honor back, becoming the most feared man of Wasseypur. Staying true to its real life influences, the film explores this revenge saga through the socio-political dynamic in erstwhile Bihar (North India), in the coal and scrap trade mafia of Wasseypur, through the imprudence of a place obsessed with mainstream ‘Bollywood’ cinema.

Wasseypur becomes the town that was once consumed by the raging war between Sardar Khan and Ramadhir Singh. It has spawned a new generation of money squandering lobbyists, turning into foolhardy gangs overnight. With illegal profiteering through scrap trade auctions over the Internet, corrupt government officials, election rigging and hooliganism, the town got murkier. Everyone wanted alliance with the most powerful man of Wasseypur, Faizal Khan. His sole ambition however, is to annihilate Ramadhir Singh, the man with the grand scheme." courtesy wikipedia.

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- Unknown Updated at: Friday, June 15, 2012