Aquaman Unfit For Children In The UK, But Okay Here

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Aquaman, the big Hollywood franchise film to be released coming Friday has been cleared by the Central Board Of Film Certification with a UA and a few muted ‘bastards’ here and there.

Significantly, the film was granted ‘12A’ in Britain, which means children under 12 cannot watch the film whereas in the UK while India kids can see the film as long as they are accompanied by adults. Even more significantly , the film was recommended for a ‘15’ rating by the British censorboard. The producers of Aquaman made modifications in the volume of violence to get a more audience-friendly censor rating.

How are the younger sections of the Indian audience being allowed to watch the allegedly violent film with virtually no cuts except a few audio beeps(This writer has a copy of the censor certificate).

While CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi as usual remained unavailable for comment as usual, the former CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani had a lot to say about the alleged discrepancies that currently prevail in the process of censor certification.

“I am told Aquaman is filled with violence bloodshed and abuse.Still it gets a ‘UA’…how come? Do you know the film was censored in Chennai? Why should an English-language film be censored anywhere but in Mumbai? I will tell you why. Because the fear of delays and discrimination in certification has turned film censorship into a game of dice.Kahin pheko, shayad paasa palat jaye(just throw the dice and it may roll in your favour,” says Nihalani, alleging glaring irregularities in the certification process.