Pahlaj Nihalani gives justification on the bare butt scene of Ranveer Singh in ‘Befikre’

We all were shocked when we saw Ranveer Singh’s bare butt sequence in Aditya Chopra’s ‘Befikre’. The only thing that came in our mind was how did CBFC chief, Pahlaj Nihalani, gave clearance to this sequence. Many people showed their displeasure against the scene, but the man who actually objected to a lingerie scene in ‘Baar Baar Dekho’, had no problem with it. However, the CBFC chief has a justification to it.

He said, “We shortened Ranveer Singh’s butt shot quite a lot. Right now it’s just a glimpse, no more. What’s wrong with it? He is alone with his girlfriend in a room. They are doing what couples do when they are alone. Why is a butt shot objectionable? We’ve allowed butt shots in some recent Hollywood films. Also in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Jail.”

Firstly, it looks like Mr. Nihalani has not seen the film properly. (Spoiler alert) In that shot, Ranveer is with Vaani Kapoor in the room, but at that time the actress is not his girlfriend.

Talking about the smooches in the film, he said, “See, unlike ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’, ‘Spectre’ or ‘Tamasha’ where the kisses were done in lengthy shots, in ‘Befikre’ the kisses are scattered and largely fleeting and all over the place. They are part of the narration. As a filmmaker, I know what can be cut without hampering the flow of the narrative. In ‘Befikre’ there is no way we could cut the kisses without interrupting the flow of the story. Aditya Chopra has treated the kisses as part of the story. If we removed the kisses we’d be hampering the storytelling.”

“We’ve cut all the close-ups of the kisses and the climactic kiss has been reduced by 50 per cent. The rest we couldn’t cut for apprehension of being accused of creative interference,” he added.

Murtuza Iqbal

‘Eat Sleep Bollywood Repeat’ is his life Mantra. Dance is his first love and Rani Mukerji is his eternal crush. He is someone who loves being himself, and as for the ones who don’t agree, his reply? “Talk to my hand!”