13 Actual Decisions The Censor Board Made This Year

2016, the year they decided the words "vagina", "crotch", "nuts", "ass" and "dick" were too obscene for adults in India.

CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani was the unofficial MVP of hogging the news in 2016. Nearly everyone has questioned the decisions taken by the Board under him.

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Filmmakers were made to chop off key scenes and given vague reasons for the cuts being ordered. In many cases, even A-certified films were made to edit out tame profanities.

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As the year comes to a close, here are some of the most outlandish and bizarre edits imposed by the CBFC in 2016:

1. Muting the word "vagina" in Deadpool.

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Over 20 other scenes were edited, or straight up cut, from the film's Indian release.

2. Deleting the dialogue "Umra main badi hai, experience bhi kamaal ka hai" ("She's older, and she's got a lot of experience too") in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.

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In addition to desexualising Aishwarya Rai Bachchan because of her age, the Board also cut down Anushka Sharma's "smooching scenes" by half.

3. Deleting all instances of the word "ass" from Suicide Squad.

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They also deleted all mentions of the word "crotch".

4. Replacing the dialogue "Yeh Baba Shamdev hai" with "Yeh Tiger Shroff hai" in Housefull 3.

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No explanation was given about why a Bollywood actor could be made fun of, but not a yoga guru.

5. Deleting "moaning sound in the background" in The Nice Guys.

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Almost three minutes of the film were deleted, even after getting an A certificate.

6. Replacing the word "dick" with "encyclopedia" in Kya Kool Hain Hum 3.

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The inexplicable edit was only one out of 107 ordered by the CBFC before the film's release.

7. Muting the word "nuts" in The Legend Of Tarzan.

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Yep.

8. Replacing the word "bastard" with "rascal" in Rustom. Twice.

Zee Studios

They also replaced the phrase "bistar mein" with "ghar mein".

9. Deleting a middle finger being shown in War Dogs.

Warner Bros. Pictures

The film was still given an A certificate.

10. Deleting the word "ghanta" from Great Grand Masti.

Balaji Motion Pictures

The Censor Board cut nearly seven minutes of the film, despite giving it an A certificate.

11. Muting the word "mother" from "motherfucker" in Bad Moms.

STX Entertainment

Evidently, profanities are fine as long as they don't involve maa.

12. Muting the phrase "screwed up" in Phobia.

Eros International

The film was still restricted to adults.

13. And, of course, deleting all mentions of and references to the state of Punjab in Udta Punjab.

Balaji Motion Pictures

After the year's most ugly legal and media battle, the film was allowed to release only after a whopping 94 cuts were made to it.