Udta Punjab to release in Pakistan with 100 cuts

It appears that the Pakistani censor board is even more ruthless than its Indian counterpart. While the censor board of India objected to the film Udta Punjab and suggested 89 cuts to the film, the censor board in Pakistan gave the film a green signal after making 100 cuts to the film, excluding all sorts of expletives and any anti-Pakistan content.

Udta punjab had recently been in the limelight due to its struggle with the Indian censor board. The producers weren't ready to budge and took the case to the Bombay High Court were the ruling came out in their favour. The film did not receive any cuts and was released with an 'A' certificate in India.

In Pakistan the 10-member Central Board of Film Censors decided to censor the movie at over a 100 places. “All 10-members of the CBFC have unanimously allowed ‘Udta Punjab’ to be released after editing objectionable content,” Mubashir Hasan, the CBFC head, told media.
 
He said that they demanded major cuts in the film due to the frequent use of offensive words that go against the sensibilities of the Pakistani audience.

“We have cut all derogatory and offensive words/dialogues and anti-Pakistan content from the film. More than 100 cuts, mutes, beeps have been suggested to the film’s distributor.

Once he will complete the editing as per the requirement of the board, it will again be presented before it for final approval,” ​said Hassan. 

It was initially feared the film would be banned in the country but the censor board decided to spare it look on the distributor's persistence. 

“We had not banned this movie. On the appeal of the distributor the full board sat together today and gave conditional approval for its screening here,” ​added Hassan. 
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The Pakistani censor board never compromises on any anti-state, anti-islam content but since Udta Punjab did not fall into those categories the film was given a green signal after several cuts. 

Distributors believe that the film will be screened across Pakistan this weekend. 

The movie stars Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt in its lead roles and is a crime drama based on the drug mafia.