However, even before the trailer was out, there were several controversies surrounding Hamare Baarah, a film that stars Annu Kapoor. Set for release on 7th June, the Annu Kapoor starrer was halted by a stay order issued by Bombay High Court on June 5 and this would be in place until June 14. The high court finally cleared its release on June 7 after deleting the dialogues which are alleged to have been objectionable by the petitioner.
Even though CBFC has passed Annu Kapoor-starrer Hamare Baarah but Bombay High Court in a RARE instance orders makers to delete controversial dialogues
“Could it be an unprecedented move or is this something that rarely happens anywhere else when movies certified by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), gets asked to go back for more cuts?” commented an industry insider on the events that unfolded yesterday. In most cases where people moved to court to stop films from being released, their petitions were not even entertained claiming that Censor Board has already given it’s approval.
“We are of the view that if an individual such as in this Petition is permitted to stall the release of movies which have been duly certified by the CBFC it would encourage holding film producers to ransom,” Live Law quoted one judge as saying.
On June 7, Bollywood Hungama published cut lists approved by CBFC. The list also reveals three censored parts of the movie. At start of the film, ‘Allah hu Akbar’was muted. Moreover other censored dialogues include ‘Shauhar mazaaz-e-khuda hota hai aur mazaaz-e-khuda ke khilaaf jaana kufra hai; kufra ki sahaaa maut hai’ and‘Aurat salwar ke naade ki tarah honi chahiye; jab tak andar rahegi, behtar rahegi’.
The petitioners say that the film is completely against the provisions of Cinematograph Act, 1952. The petitioner further averred that in its essence, the film states that married Muslim women have no independent rights qua individuals in society due to one verse of Quran. According to him, they have misread the verse.
It was originally titled Hum Do Hamare Baarah and Revising Committee (RC) members suggested it should be ‘women-centric’. They were asked to insert a disclaimer and refer CBFC to include dialogues on ‘women marriage’ in Quran and Islamic Culture.
Additionally, CBFC ordered for replacement of “Bazaaru Aurat” with another term as well as changing “Islam” into “mazhab”. The dialogue by a Maulana saying “Apni Kheti Karo …. Jyada Se Jyada Musalmaan Paida Karo’ was cut from the movie. Another contentious dialogue deleted read ‘Gaay Ka Moot Pilayenge Aur Hindu Banayenge’. F***ing was replaced with mute while “Allah” would also be muted in such a sentence as “Maa ko Allah se upar darja diya dai”.
