Salman Khan’s ‘Jai Ho’ gets U/A certificate with cuts

Superstar Salman Khan’s movie ‘Jai Ho’, has been passed by the censor board with many cuts and a U/A certificate. This is the first time that a Salman Khan movie that usually has a U certificate, has been given a U/A , so all his young fans who form a huge part of his fan following will have to be accompanied by an adult to watch the movie.

As per sources, the reason for giving it an U/A certificate is, “Actually, this is quite an unusual situation for a Salman-starrer. His films are usually passed with a ‘U’ certificate with minimum or no cuts. But ‘Jai Ho’ is a political thriller about a common man’s successful attempt to foil an assassination bid against a chief minister. There are many very hard-hitting dialogues against corruption in present-day Indian politics. This is Salman’s first film with a strong political statement, so the censor board has asked  for some of Salman’s dialogues against corrupt politicians to be toned down or beeped out.”

Sources further added, “There were no abusive dialogues. Salman doesn’t abuse on screen. But there are several references to current politics that could have made real-life politicians uncomfortable. So they have been deleted.”

So with the cuts and the ‘U/A’ certificate, “Jai Ho” becomes Salman’s first censor-restricted film.