UDTA PUNJAB in ‘A’ category with 13 cuts

The censor board has cleared the controversial drug-themed Bollywood film ‘Udta Punjab’ with 13 cuts under the ‘A’ category, its chairman Pahlaj Nihalani said on June 12. Now, the ball is in the producer`s court .The Abhishek Chaubey-directed film is tentatively scheduled for release on June 17.The makers of the movie, Phantom Films had approached the Bombay High Court against an order of the revising committee of CBFC that suggested certain changes in the film.A string of changes proposed included removing a signboard mentioning Punjab and other suggestions.The HC had on  June 10  said that the makers of ‘Udta Punjab’ should tone down expletives and vulgar scenes as these alonecannot make a film work. A division bench had concluded hearing arguments on the petition and is expected to pass order in the case on June 13.