CBFC asks makers of ‘The Ghazi Attack’ to put a disclaimer stating partly fictional, partly authentic

The Central Board of Film Certification has asked the makers of the Hindi-Telugu bilingual ‘The Ghazi Attack‘ to put a disclaimer at the beginning of the movie which states that the work is partly fictional and partly authentic. The story revolves around the 1971 Indo-Pak war when an Indian submarine went missing.

A source close to the CBFC says, “There is no comprehensive evidence that the incident detailed in ‘The Ghazi Attack’ has any actual historic bearing.Yes, the incident is reported to have happened during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. But we can’t accept the film as a historical document. We’ve therefore asked them to remove the announcement in the opening titles declaring the film to be based on historical facts and instead, add a disclaimer saying the work is partly fictional and partly authentic.” (ALSO READ: ‘The Ghazi Attack’: A fantastic trailer that will make you eager to watch the film)

This incident surely stands relevant in today’s times when making a historical leads to aggressiveness by some religious groups and creates havoc. The Sanjay Leela Bhansali incident where he was slapped by members of the Karni Sena for allegedly distorting historical facts in his upcoming period drama ‘Padmavati’ is a glaring example of this. The CBFC source further added, “If at the start of the film, Bhansali states that it’s a work of fiction, the allegations of historical inaccuracy would be nullified.”

Coming back to ‘The Ghazi Attack’, the movie is helmed by debutant filmmaker Sankalp Reddy and produced by Karan Johar. The movie stars Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu, Kay Kay Menon and Atul Kulkarni in main roles. The movie is slated to release on February 17, 2017.

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