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Wednesday, 13th August, 2014, 06:30 PM IST
Rohit Shetty’s ‘Singham Returns’ has gone through the censor board’s scissors due to religious references mentioned in the film. Sources suggest that, before the film was granted a ‘U/A’ (suitable for children accompanied by parents) they were asked to delete some important religious references relating to both the majority and minority community.
According to a source, “The saffron coloured flag identified with one political-religious group has been replaced. The censor board has asked for the colour of the flag to be changed wherever it was shown to be saffron. The words 'vishwadhaam' and 'pravachan' have been replaced by the word 'vikasdham'. And a religious speech that was earlier described as,'Do kaudi ka pravachan', has been replaced by 'faltu ka bhaashan.'
On the other end, a 3 ½ minute long scene at a dargah has been altered by the censor board. The scene had Ajay Devgn saluting the dargah. Other scenes which show cops praying together at the dargah have also been censored.
The source further added, “There is actually a dargah in Mahim in Mumbai which has been adopted by the Mumbai police force. Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn have shown this holy place in a wonderful light.However not everyone in the police force goes and prays at this dargah. There were shots that showed a multitudinous congregation of cops praying at the dargah. The censor board felt this visual would have created a false impression in the audiences' mind."
As per censorial guidelines pertaining to depiction of religious matter in films, all references to real-life religious institutions and excessive display of religious fervour are to be deleted.
The source further added, “This is why a shot of Ajay Devgn saluting the dargah has also been removed." |