What The Censor Board Didn't Want You To Hear, But Is Now Okay With You Hearing

Rishabh Banerji
Rishabh Banerji
Updated on Aug 01, 2015, 18:11 IST-1.2 K Shares
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UPDATE: The Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) under the chairmanship of Pahlaj Nihalani has withdrawn a list of controversial words that were banned from use in feature films produced in India. The issue was discussed in a board meeting where members felt the words should be looked in the context of the film rather than banning them. 

Below is the list of "abusive" and "controversial" words that were previously banned by the censor board which incensed several film makers. 

#AchcheDin are surely here. Our very own Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) a.k.a the Bollywood Censor Board has recently released an updated list of cuss words which are banned to be used in any kind of feature film made in India under any CBFC certificate. While some words here make sense, banning the use of the word 'Bombay' is way beyond ridiculous. Basically, all films made by the likes of Anurag Kashyap will be either heavily edited, or heavily muted. When you hear people use these words without even thinking twice, do we really believe banning them will make a difference in the way our country behaves?

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That's not it. Apart from this...

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North Korea might be the craziest country in the world but India, with these kind of things, comes really close. Ridiculous hypocrites!

No we did not use this as an opportunity to cuss on our website. Here's the original copy:

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Thanks a lot CBFC. Love you, you saved our country. Kiss kiss.

DING!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Banerji
Rishabh Banerji

Football, films and food are the three words to describe Rishabh. A complete movie and sitcom buff, he can spend days in front of the television watching his favourite films, TV shows and the greatest football team in the world - Chelsea. He doesn't believe in getting out of bed unless he absolutely has to. Much like his face, he likes to write on everything funny, obscure, and nonsensical the world has to offer. He believes travelling is the best way to learn anything, and can happily play FIFA all night long. 
A creature of the night, Rishabh is also a firm believer that the solution to all life’s problems is Batman

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