Vishal Bhardwaj is upset that the censor board has asked him to beep out the word ‘sex' uttered by Arshad Warsi in a promo to be aired on television for his film Ishqiya.
The promo was to go on air from December 20. Only if Vishal agrees to beep the word ‘sex' from a dialogue, will he be allowed to air it.
The dialogue is spoken by Arshad Warsi and addressed to Naseeruddin Shah. Now Vishal has no option but to beep the apparently offensive word from the promo.
Vinayak Azad, Regional Manager, Censor Board says, “We had initially passed the promo with an ‘A' certificate for a theatrical release. Now they want a U/A certificate as they wanted it to air on television, which we allowed. Since the impact of the promos is higher on television because it is shown repeatedly, we asked for the word ‘sex' to be beeped out. I believe they are not happy about it and want to approach the revising committee.”
Vishal doesn't agree with the board's views. He says, “It's sad. Our society is regressing so much that we fear to even utter the word ‘sex'. And this is why India is the worst AIDS affected country in the world. The people on the board who have objected to the word should remember they are in this world because of sex.”
