Many in India’s vibrant movie industry see the censorship board as an outdated and bureaucratic irritation and regularly push for censors to allow more. The source, who moreover says swear words have been cut, revealed: “Two kissing scenes have been reduced by a couple of seconds”.
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One of the James Bond staples is the Bond girl.
Its ruling has been panned by critics on social media, who accuse it of serving the government’s conservative moral agenda, stifling freedom of expression.
“What was absolutely stunning about the board of members of film certification of that time was it didn’t have a single cut…”
Spectre is Daniel Craig’s fourth portrayal as the famous British spy James Bond 007 and a continuation of the storyline of the previous three movies. Hilarious, most of the tweets were.
Nihalani could not be reached for comment. Cheers (don’t worry, it’s cow’s milk) to Nihalani for spawning a cottage industry of #SanskariBond memes.
Actor Emraan Hashmi, who has earned the tag of a serial-kisser in Bollywood, found the ban amusing. Satiating fare, indeed! Bond, James Bond, you only live 24 times.
But Spectre received a bigger shock from the censor board which happened recently.
However, from another perspective, what this implies is that no matter how refreshing certain Bond movies and approaches to the character might be, no matter what new ideas individual films will contribute, eventually the characters will revert to type and return to default mode.
In an interview with BBC Hindi, Pandit described the decision, taken by head censor Pahlaj Nihalani, as a “joke” and added: ‘If you do this to a James Bond film, then it’s shameful’. “What’s Bond doing?” “Pooja & Aarti” “Oh!”
The film was cleared for an India release after four cuts, which included kisses between Craig and his co-stars, Monica Belluci and Lea Seydoux.
Shaken and stirred by the events of Skyfall, MI6 has entered a new era, one that has far less tolerance and use for James Bond (Daniel Craig).
“Thanks to the censor board, Bond shall call M as “Babuji” and Moneypenny as “behen”, a tweet read.
Earlier this year the CBFC blocked the release of “Fifty Shades of Grey” in India, despite being shown a toned-down version of the erotic movie. That aside, I would definitely recommend it, as it is a great formative arc for James Bond as a character, and leaves few stones unturned for those looking for a deep plot, thoughtfully drawn out performances, and an entertaining, suspenseful, worthy addition to the James Bond franchise.
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In the United States the film opened on 6 November 2015, and in its opening weekend was originally projected to gross $70-75 million from 3,927 screens, the widest release for any Bond film.
