Aishwarya starrer Provoked certified 'U/A' By Rohini Bhandari
15 February 2007, 03:54 PM
MUMBAI: Director Jagmohan Mundhra's Provoked starring Aishwarya Rai is a real
life story
dealing with domestic violence. The film was sent for censorship late last
month wherein it was
passed with an 'A' certificate. This incidentally miffed the director.
"The film Provoked deals with domestic violence wherein Aishwarya Rai is
subjected to physical,
mental and verbal abuses by her husband. Hence the film had many abusive words.
So we had to
give it an adult certificate," says Censorship Examining committee member
Nandini Sardesai.
She further adds, "But Mundhra was not content with this outcome. So he agreed
to delete the
four letter words and got the film for re-censorship. Now it has been given a
'U/A'
certificate."
Sardesai says that Mundhra felt the need for the film to reach a wider audience
because of its
delicate issue. Giving the film an A certificate would have, thus limited the
audience in the
theatres. As a result, he agreed to delete abusive language from the movie.
Additionally, in order to reach a cross section of the society, Mundhra is also
dubbing the
film in the Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu languages. However, Mundhra will
have to apply
independently for censorship of each dubbed version.
Though the release date of the film isn't finalized, Mundhra is planning to
release the movie
after 4 April, once the exam and the Cricket World Cup fever subsides.
The film was also screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006.
