The CBFC is famous for demanding that scenes they consider taboo, be cut out from a Bollywood film. And it's no different for debutant director Raakhee Sandilya’s film 'Ribbon'. In the film, a heavily pregnant Kalki Koechlin is seen making love with her husband. Before they commence, the somewhat-alarmed husband asks his screen wife, “Is it safe?” “Yeah yeah,” says Kalki confidently, adding, “I Googled.”
Apparently, this scene did not impress the Central Board Of Film Certification. "I was asked to reduce the love-making scene by half. I am not happy with this. It’s a natural thing for women to demand and get sex during times of high anxiety, like pregnancy,” said Raakhee.
Rakhee further added, “I had researched the matter before writing it in my script. We need to evolve as a cinema-loving nation and get used to seeing a more mature view of relationships. But then there is not much I can do about the change asked for except comply.”
In defense of the CBFC, now helmed by Prasoon Joshi, the filmmaker stated that they were willing to let the pregnant lovemaking remain uncut if the director agreed to accept an ‘Adults’ certification. “I needed a ‘UA’ so I cut the scene by nearly 50 per cent which is a pity. The youth need to understand sexual needs as much as the older audience,” said Raakhee.
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