Last week, The Sabarmati Report was released on the big screen. Since its announcement a few months ago, the film has been making news because of its powerful theme. In the meanwhile, it appears that the CBFC certified the movie without even considering any of its offensive scenes.
Scenes that may not be problematic are routinely sent to the censor board’s revision committee, but this time they have made a more serious error. Interestingly, one of the sequences depicts the 2007 India-Pakistan t20 world cup match, during which the Muslim minority in gujarat begins supporting the Pakistani squad. However, according to Vikrant Massey, such incidents are typical in India.
How the censor board disregarded this scenario is the question that emerges. They must realize that these kinds of sequences might cause animosity amongst communities and possibly worse. The scene has been exploited as part of cinematic liberty and may not be authentic. Even still, it is not recommended to make scenes like that, especially in the modern world when viewers are aware of every detail in movies. The censor board appears to need to tighten its rules today.
CBFC ordered almost seven minutes of edits from Singham Again earlier this month, including a scene in which jai Shree Ram’s lettering appears on top of a flag. This is among the factors that prevented the action drama from causing any issue. Everyone may now see The Sabarmati Report on a large screen, and if someone notices that scenario, it could cause problems like demonstrations and other things. To prevent any issues, CBFC must resolve this within the next several days.
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