After touring various festivals, Titli (2015) director Kanu Behl’s Agra will finally arrive in cinemas tomorrow, that’s, November 14. The film is thought not for its realism but in addition sexually explicit content. Several moviegoers and journalists watched the uncut version of the film on the twenty first MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 and were wondering if the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) would allow its theatrical release with none cuts.
EXCLUSIVE: CBFC censors frontal nudity scene and a pair of sexually explicit visuals in Agra
Bollywood Hungama has learned that as expected, the CBFC has asked for some modifications. Agra is a rare Hindi film to have frontal nudity and the Examining Committee of the CBFC asked the makers to interchange the scene. Similarly, two sexually explicit visuals within the second half of the film were asked to be deleted. Lastly, the CBFC members asked the makers to interchange obscene words. Once these changes were made, Agra was handed over an ‘A’ certificate on May 17, 2024. The length of the film, as mentioned on the censor certificate, is 115.05 minutes. In other words, Agra is 1 hours, 55 minutes and 5 seconds long.
Agra marks the debut of Mohit Agarwal and likewise stars Rahul Roy, Priyanka Bose, Ruhani Sharma, Vibha Chibber, Sonal Jha and Aanchal Goswami in pivotal roles. It’s the story of a sexually repressed young boy, who lives in a small house in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, together with his mother, father and his father’s mistress.
Bollywood Hungama had spoken to Kanu Behl after the MAMI premiere of Agra in November 2023. When asked if he was frightened that the specific sexual scenes is likely to be cut by the CFC, he replied, “We’ll see. Hopefully, the censor board will see the film for what it’s, how necessary the film is and what it’s attempting to convey. I’m hoping that they’ll be reasonable in regards to the film. The sexuality within the film isn’t titillating. We will not be attempting to use sexuality for another purpose. It’s there to explore people’s sexual lives. The gaze of the film is correct, and I hope the censor board sees it that way they usually assess the film through that lens.”
Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Rahul Roy-Priyanka Bose starrer Agra is a RARE Hindi film to depict frontal nudity; director Kanu Behl says “I’m hoping that the Censor Board will likely be reasonable. The sexuality within the film isn’t titillating”
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