Censor board is a curse to filmmakers: Chauranga director | Bollywood - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

Censor board is a curse to filmmakers: Chauranga director

ByPTI, Mumbai
Jan 04, 2016 03:38 PM IST

Chauranga is the story of a smitten young boy Santu, who gets in trouble for writing a love letter to a girl belonging to an upper caste in a remote village.

Writer-director Bikas Ranjan is disheartened with the cuts in his debut movie Chauranga and feels that the censor board played a spoilsport by chopping off scenes. “You can make a film here as there is no dearth oftalent but getting it released is a difficult thing. As the censor board plays the spoil sport by chopping off the film. Censor board is a curse to filmmakers,” the director said in an interview.

A still from Bikas Ranjan’s Chauranga. (YouTube)
A still from Bikas Ranjan’s Chauranga. (YouTube)

“In Chauranga, there were certain scenes that they wanted to be deleted. There was a love making scene. Then they objected to the use of cuss words and a scene involving a dalit boy being tormented. They wanted us to delete all of this.”

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

Chauranga is produced by Onir and Sanjay Suri.

Watch: Chauranga trailer

Bikas faced several difficulties like getting actors and producers on board for releasing Chauranga. “There were difficulties like finding right actors and producers. But the most difficult part is to release the film. I think to screen the film here is difficult as we have censor board and animal welfare board to think of,” he said.

Read: Bikas Mishra’s Chauranga wins award at IFFI’s Film Bazaar

Chauranga is the story of a smitten young boy Santu, who gets in trouble for writing a love letter to a girl belonging to an upper caste in a remote village.

Read: Chauranga is making all the right noises

As a first time director Bikas feels the cuts are disheartening and discouraging for one’s creativity. “Next time, I will be conscious, thinking whether my film will be cleared or not. The country provides us with freedom of speech but then we have to follow the guidelines of censor board to get the film released,” he said.

Follow @htshowbiz for more.

Oscars 2024: From Nominees to Red Carpet Glam! Get Exclusive Coverage on HT. Click Here

Get more updates from Bollywood, Hollywood, Music and Web Series along with Latest Entertainment News at Hindustan Times.
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Friday, March 29, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On