Baahubali 2 is an epic, larger-than-life and a box office
success. It has broken all kind of barricades and is all set to earn INR
1500 crore at the global market. But, now, there's something
that will shock you totally. As per a report in a famous tabloid, the Singapore
censor board has granted Baahubali 2: The Conclusion an NC16 certification,
which means the movie is not accessible to any viewership under the age of 16.
The chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification says,
"We granted Baahubali 2: The Conclusion a ‘UA’ with virtually no cuts. In
Singapore, they found Baahubali too violent. The war scenes, especially of
soldiers being beheaded, were taken to be excessively gruesome by their censor
board. In many countries of Asia and Europe, more Bollywood films get ‘A’
certificate than we do in India."
He further added, "Our mythology and
religious scriptures have a lot of violent images of rakshasas being beheaded,
etc. So, our children grow up hearing these tales of violence. They are not
scared by mythological mayhem. Also, in India censorship is about pacifying
sentiments rather than doing the right things. If we cut one shot of a
beheading we are branded anti-religious. If we shorten the duration of a kiss
we are prudes. And if we delete a shot of boy masturbating another boy (in
Moonlight) we are branded homophobic."
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