'Dirty Picture' TV premiere stalled despite cuts, Bollywood furious | India Gazette

'Dirty Picture' TV premiere stalled despite cuts, Bollywood furious

India Gazette (IANS) Sunday 22nd April, 2012

The much-anticipated television premiere of Vidya Balan starrer 'The Dirty Picture' was stalled at the last moment Sunday, despite 59 cuts in the film to make it suitable for television viewing. While film's director Milan Luthria is shocked and disappointed, filmmaker Karan Johar branded it hypocrisy.

The government moved quickly to stall the screening of film by an entertainment television channel, ostensibly due to its 'adult' content, and asked the channel to telecast it late in the night after prime time.

Information and broadcasting ministry officials in New Delhi told IANS that they have sent a letter to Sony TV not to telecast the movie during prime time Sunday.

'The channel has been told to screen the movie only after 11 p.m.,' they said to a query in this regard.

This directive from the ministry left Luthria, fuming, even as the Mumbai film industry reacted angrily to the development.

'I am shocked and disappointed that this decision was taken at the last moment. For the last two months we have been working on this and as per the rule few scenes had to be cut to get the U/A certificate. Don't harass us like this,' Luthria told IANS.

'We re-submitted the film after 59 cuts.

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