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Photo Credit : Facebook The Bombay High Court has indicated it will allow the release of the film ‘Udta Punjab’, that allegedly portrays the state’s drug problem, with only one cut, out of the 13 the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggested, paving the way for its smooth launch on 17 June. However, the court has reserved its final order for Monday, 13 June. The producers have agreed to disclaimers that suggest that the “characters in the film do not support the use of cuss words” in the expletive-laden film. It’s a victory of sorts for producers Phantom Films, which is locked in a legal battle with the CBFC over the use of the state’s name in the film, among many other things. Justice Dharamadhikari quashed the arguments made by the CBFC counsel, who said that they were told the film was in Hindi but it also has a fair amount of spoken Punjabi, to which the judge said, “Are you saying you ordered cuts without understanding the language?” The CBFC further a...

Arguing their case before the Bombay High Court, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) today defended their cuts to the film Udta Punjab, insisting they were justified and legal. But the court hardly seemed impressed by the Censor Board's arguments. "Why this hue and cry in this matter? It is obnoxious. We should avoid this as responsible people. Present generation wants something more mature. But you say 'no'," the court observed. "Film's title has that state's name. The story is in that state and it depicts the people from that state," the court explained to which the CBFC's lawyer responded that the state should be projected correctly. "But is Punjab only known for drugs?" the judges wondered pointing out that there was another film on Moga - one of the cities which the Censor wants deleted - which depicted it as a cancer town. "That does not denigrate or bring it in disrepute." Hinting at the Board...