Horror Ghost Leaves Censorboard Horrified, Crucifixion Scene Raises Hackles

Horror Ghost Leaves Censorboard Horrified, Crucifixion Scene Raises Hackles
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 12:26 IST
By Subhash K Jha, Santa Banta News Network
/> The on-release Shiney Ahuja starrer Ghost has received the full censorial treatment. Apparently its excessive gore-content prompted the censorboard to make severe cuts. A particularly objectionable scene showing a female ghost's crucifixion has also been censored.

Says the film's director Puja Jatinder Bedi, "The censorboard cut one of the most important scenes in my film. It's a scene where the ghost gets crucified like Jesus Christ. The scene was very pivotal for the screenplay. "

However when contacted J. P. Singh, the censorboard's Regional Officer Mumbai said that the crucifixion sequence had only been reduced, not removed.

Said Mr Singh, "That scene is still there in the film. Only its length has been shortened to reduce the impact of the extreme brutality shown on a girl. The examining committee has given 5-6 cuts. All of them were extremely brutal.

There was scene showing a dead body's legs being cut. Another excessively violent scene showed a girl being beaten for a very long time by many people. "

Finally Ms Bedi feels the cuts were not unjustified. "The censorboard felt that the crucifixion would hurt religious sentiments of the Christian community.

Also, the brutality was being perpetrated on a woman. The blood and gore content is high enough for Ghost to be rated as the most violent film ever. So the censors have toned down all the murder sequences. "
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