According to the reports, Pink, the high-profile film based in the topic of violence against women has just been certified with UA certification which means that the film can viewed by non-adults under parental guidance. Reports also said that the film has got four verbal cuts as the words were blatantly abusive towards women.
Sources said that the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) was impressed with the fact that they film’s story which based on urban woman’s life who faces problems in patriarchal society where men feel it is their birth right to violate women emotionally, verbally as well as physically.
“The censor board asked for just four verbal cuts in Pink, all referring to women in a derogatory manner. These 4 cuts are 'Phaad de unki', 'Randi', 'Bitch' and 'Saali'. The CBFC allowed all the rest of the strong violent content to remain,” said the sources.
The film producer Shoojit Sircar said, “I am so glad the CBFC understood the context of the violence. We are very happy with the way the censor board has treated Pink. Come to think of it, the CBFC has always been empathetic to my films, right from Vicky Donor which was about the then-shocking and taboo subject of sperm donation. The CBFC had not asked for a single cut. They have always understood the relevance of my film's subject. I've no complaints against the censor board.”
“This year we've noticed a trend towards hard hitting socially relevant subjects in Hindi cinema. We are willing to view such film, especially those pertaining to women's empowerment with care and leniency,” said CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihlani.
“They are dark powerful films with hard hitting content. Normally they would be granted 'Adult' certificates. But we've given them 'UA' certificates because we at the CBFC feel pre-adult audiences, kids teenagers and adolescents, need to know what dangers awaits them outside their homes. Akira has a very strong message on self-defense for women. And Pink says men need to be taught from their childhood to respect women that if women are expected to dress and behave decently men should also be conditioned to respect women unconditionally,” he further said.
By Prajakt K.
