CBFC To Ban Beef References For Once And For All

Looks like Shane Nigam Shane Nigam is a Malayali actor. He is the son of >> Read More... ’s Haal was the final straw for the Censor Board.

According to the recent reports, the CBFC is planning to censor all the beef eating references. Following the lawsuit by Haal’s filmmakers, CBFC members have decided to not let the restrictions be limited to just this movie.

But what is the problem? Cow is considered a sacred animal in most of the states of India, except Kerala. Here, beef intensive dishes are promoted at the drop of a hat, and the same was the case with Haal, which stars Shane Nigam and Sakshi Vaidya Sakshi Vaidya is a model, actress, and social medi >> Read More... in the lead roles. The movie was initially scheduled to release around the same time as Lokah and Hridayapoorvam, but has been delayed due to CBFC’s objections over the alleged glorification of beef biryani.

Interestingly, this is not the first movie which has been accused of deliberately provoking religious statements. Mohanlal’s L2 : Empuraan was heavily criticized for a one sided portrayal of the 2002 riots of Gujarat, and several scenes had to be chopped off following a stern reprimand from the CBFC.