CBFC justifies its decision to order 20 cuts in former chief Pahlaj Nihalani's "Rangeela Raja" says the hero is misogynist

CBFC justifies its decision to order 20 cuts in former chief Pahlaj Nihalani's "Rangeela Raja" says the hero is misogynist

The Central Board of Film Certification has justified its decision to demand

20 cuts in the upcoming film 'Rangeela Raja', written and produced by its

former chairman Pahlaj Nihalani. Nihalani had approached the High Court

earlier this month, claiming the cuts suggested by the body were illogical

and meaningless.

The former chairman is infamous for brutally censoring films during his

tenure as CBFC chief between 2015 and 2017. He was sacked from the

position in August 2017.

In an affidavit filed in the Bombay High court, the CBFC has stated that the

board had taken strong objection to how 'Rangeela Raja' glorifies violence

and objectified women through the actions of its hero. The film includes rape, adultery, treating women as a commodity for

sensual pleasures and naming women in obscene terms.

CBFC has also pointed out that the film glorified its male lead's misogyny. The board stressed that the film portrays an entirely

wrong example to the children.