Lee will star opposite gorgeous Tannishtha Chatterjee, but one of the scenes of the movie has been chopped by the industry’s censor board from 68 seconds to 26 seconds, and even the director Anupam Sharma’s request to the board to insert a line declaring that “the scene has been modified for the Indian audience” has been rejected.
According to the source, Anupam had to adhere to the board’s diktat that the “sideways visual and end climactic shot” of the sex scene has to be eliminated and “not be synchronised with mantra chanting”.
Meanwhile Brett Lee was in the city for a few days to promote his upcoming film UnIndian. Given his tight schedule, the Aussie incorporated as much media interaction as possible. However, a source revealed, he had one request. “Brett was extremely friendly and accommodating. He shot for promotions late in the night as well. However, it was on one condition — he must be given two hours a day for himself. No matter how busy, he dedicated an hour in the gym in the morning and an hour for lunch in the noon without fail. He won’t compromise on that, come what may. All are waiting for the movie, that’s why he did not want to talk about that censor issue much on camera.
After recent chaos with censorship, Anupam and the film’s producer Krian Pictures feel that the scene has ended up being extremely diluted as they had no option but to not pursue the fight with the censors since they want to meet their deadline of the worldwide release on August 19. “They will try to retain the scene in most countries, but it will again depend on the local censors. However, the scene will be seen in full in the theatres in the US where there is a Rating System.”
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
