Rohit Shetty is gearing up for his upcoming Diwali release, Singham Again. However, the filmmaker had to witness certain modifications by the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification), by removing 7.12 minutes of footage from the movie.
The Indian censor board made several cuts including Simmba's flirting scene, Bollywood Hungama reported . (Also read: Singham Again trailer gets a shorter fan-edit. Fans debate which one is better ) CBFC objects to Ramayan references in Singham Again The CBFC made many cuts about mentions related to Lord Ram, Sita and Lord Hanuman from Ramayan.
A dialogue where Arjun Kapoor's character Zubair compares himself to the demon king Raavan has also been censored. The producers agreed to the changes and received a U/A certificate on Monday. A look at the following changes suggested by the CBFC.
A post shared by Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) Ramayan characters references A 23-second sequence juxtaposes visuals of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita, and Lord Hanuman with those of Singham ( Ajay Devgn ), Avni (Kareena Kapoor), and Simmba (Ranveer). Singham-Lord Ram sequence The board asked the makers to 'suitably modify' another 23-second-long scene of Singham touching the feet of Lord Ram. Sita-Raavan scene Rohit Shetty's team was asked to fully delete a 16-second-long scene showing Raavan grabbing, pulling and pushing Sita to add more drama to the visual.
Lord Hanuman's Lanka-burning visuals Another scene, 29-second-long, which has been deleted, involves a reference .
