Zee Entertainment Enterprises, co-producer of Kangana Ranaut ’s Emergency film, on Friday told the Bombay High Court it has agreed to the cuts suggested by the censor board. (Also Read: 'Emergency pe Emergency laggai': All about the controversies surrounding Kangana Ranaut's film ) Producers agree to cuts suggested Senior counsel Sharan Jagtiani, who represented Zee, said the necessary cuts would be made and the film would be submitted to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for issuance of its certificate. Senior counsel Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for the CBFC, said once the film is submitted after the cuts, the same would be verified and a certificate would be issued in two weeks.
A division bench of Justices B P Colabawalla and Firdosh Pooniwalla accepted the statements and disposed of the petition filed by Zee Entertainment. The court said it would pass a detailed order later. “We have worked it out,” Sharan told the court.
What happened The movie, initially slated for a September 6 release, has been embroiled in a battle with the censor board for non-issuance of the CBFC certificate. Last week, the CBFC told HC that the movie could be released if certain cuts were made as decided by the board’s revising committee. Earlier this week, the bench was informed by the censor board that Kangana’s production company Manikarnika, co-producer of the movie, had agreed to the cuts.
Co-producer Zee Entertainment had moved the HC seeking direction to the CBFC t.
