Flying
high on the clearance of his film Udta Punjab by the Bombay High Court,
producer Anurag Kashyap said that he is ecstatic but has lot of work in store
for him if he wants the film to release on its scheduled date this week.
Speaking
to ANI here, Kashyap said that the verdict
had indeed brought an incredible feeling, but there is a lot to do now and the
team doesn't have much time.
"We
have to deliver the film now with the said changes and disclaimers to the Censor Board,
so that we get the certificate and can release the film. If we have to release
the movie on 17th then we have lots to do with very little time," Kashyap
said.
When asked
to react on reports of rising cries seeking CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani's
resignation over the furore, he said that his fight with the system will not
stop, adding that it did not matter who was replaced at the job unless the
attitude of the system or the system itself, did not change.
"This
is a certification board, Benegal ji has given his report and now a second
report will come out soon. Even Jaitley ji and Rathore ji have promised us
change on twitter. We hope the change comes soon and it does not become a
censoring board from a certification board," the producer said.
Earlier
today, Abhishek Chaubey, who is the director of this film, lauded the courage
and hard work by the lawyers and producers and said that his team would now
fight for the release on its scheduled date on June 17.
Producer Anurag Kashyap's
lawyer Ameet Naik told the media that if the decision is challenged and taken
to the Supreme Court then the 'Udta Punjab' team will defend the film tooth and
nail yet again.
However,
CBFC CEO Anurag Srivastav today said that they would comply with the Bombay High Court's decision.
The High
Court yesterday cleared the release of ' Udta Punjab', whose makers were locked in
a dispute with the CBFC.
A division
bench of the High Court directed the CBFC to certify the film
within 48 hours to enable the makers to release it on its schedule this Friday.
The bench
refused to stay its order on a plea made by CBFC counsel to enable the board to appeal
against it in the Supreme Court, saying the filmmakers have already spent a lot
on the movie and its promotion and distribution.
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Source: ANI
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