After MNS, 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' makers bear censor board's brunt

Mumbai: The makers of ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,’ had been heaving a ‘forced’ sigh of relief post the MNS agreeing to a safe release to the film. But the censor board doesn’t seem to be in the mood to relent.

The film’s censor certificate, which went viral on social networking platforms, reveals adequately that the film’s had to bear the censor scissor’s brunt and backtrack on creative liberty.

The kissing scenes between Anushka Sharma, who plays Alizeh in the Karan Johar directorial, and Ranbir Kapoor who plays Ayan, have been substantially cut down, though there is no mention of the highly publicised intimate scenes between Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who plays Saba Taliyar Khan and Ranbir.

The film, that has been granted a U/A certificate by the CBFC, has also had to let go of a few sexual innuendos and double entendre dialogues.

A line which goes 'Kiska zyada hot hain’ has been disastrously replaced by ‘Ki kaun zyada hot hain' and 'Saraswati ko dabao’ will become ‘Saraswati ko chupao’ in the film.

The film had been mired in some serious controversy over the casting of Fawad Khan, a Pakistani actor, in the wake of the Uri terror attack. The MNS had publically declared that they would not allow the film or any other film which has a Pakistani in its crew, to release their film in the country. Complying with the MNS’ demands, Karan Johar had allegedly agreed to pay Rs 5 crore to the soldiers’ fund along with paying a tribute to the martyrs of the Uri terror attack, which would be shown as a slide at the beginning of the film.

The army had severely lambasted Raj Thackeray’s extortionist means and the industry had also condemned the turn of event.

With all the controversy and hype surrounding the film, it would be great to see how things turn out once it’s released.