Makers of Katti Batti denied permission to host a kissing contest

The lead pair Kangana Ranaut and Imran Khan has multiple kissing scenes in the film. The marketing team of Nikhil Advani’s ‘Katti Batti’ came up with the idea of a kissing contest and the lead star cast were supposed to judge real- life couples on the smooch- ometer.

However, the city police have denied permission to host the event.

The film’s team had approached a Bandra college to host the event on its campus and the authorities then approached the police to seek permission.

Spokesperson adds “The contest required real- life couples to come out in the open and } kiss in front of the judges.While the contest was not restricted to students of that particular college, the authorities decided to seek police permission.”

The police, however, did not endorse the idea and supposedly felt that an educational institute wasn’t an ideal ground to hold the liplock activity and denied permission.

The Spokesperson further adds “ The makers then decided to host it in Bandra Bandstand but the police shot down that idea too.”

The denial has cost the Katti Batti team a huge loss on the money and time front.

Nikhil Advani was disheartened after knowing this.He adds , “ We have been denied permission by every possible institution for the kissing contest. What’s very interesting is the response that we have generated.”

Katti Batti is set to release on 18th September, 2015