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Uncertainty over release of Udta Punjab
The release date of \"Udta Punjab\", which was to hit the screens on Friday, remained uncertain on Wednesday amid unending legal woes. The producers are yet to get a censor certificate in hand.
​New Delhi/Mumbai: The release date of "Udta Punjab", which was to hit the screens on Friday, remained uncertain on Wednesday amid unending legal woes. The producers are yet to get a censor certificate in hand.
After the Bombay High Court on Monday gave the drug-themed movie a green signal for release with an 'A' certificate, its makers had more trouble to face from some NGOs.
While Punjab-based Human Rights Awareness Association moved the Supreme Court to put on hold its screening saying it projected Punjab in poor light, the Delhi High Court asked the film's makers to remove from the movie's promos a scene ordered to be axed by the Bombay High Court.
The pre-release buzz of "Udta Punjab" is immense given the legal war that followed the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) order for a whopping 89 cuts to make the movie fit for release.
The censors brought down that number to 13 later. Eventually, however, the Bombay High Court ruled it could release with just one scene cut.
The controversial film was leaked online on Wednesday, two days ahead of its scheduled release in theatres. However, the film’s team managed to remove it online on war footing from torrent sites.
On Wednesday afternoon, it emerged that the Abhishek Chaubey directorial was available on torrent sites for illegal download. As per multiple online platforms which had snapshots from the leaked copy,
one could say it was a copy of the film submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as it also featured some scenes which the censor board had objected to. There were also reports that the leaked copy had a run-time of two hours 20 minutes.
Source: Agencies
