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BOLLYWOOD BUZZ

Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity tidbits

SANSKARI TROLLS faced a turbulent journey. The process to get the film
certification saw the producer, Kiran Shyam Shroff,
The Baadshaho actress Esha humiliated for wearing western clothing. A CBFC board
Gupta has been taking member commented, “She is wearing shirt-pants, so
the internet by storm ever how can she be a woman?” The filmmaker, Kushan
since she posted revealing Nandy, was also accused of sending of two different
images of herself on versions of the film to the CBFC. After much hassle and
Instagram. The former Miss sabotage, the movie was leaked online two days before
India was seen posing in the release date. The leak affected their box office
lacy lingerie, but it was her collection, and they
naked photos that caused did not get as lucky as
the storm. Her profile was Akshay Kumar’s latest
A NEW WAVE OF INDIAN CINEMA suddenly flooded with movie, Toilet: Ek Prem
haters who accused her of Katha which was also
The chairman of the Indian Central Board of bringing shame to Indian leaked a few days before
Film Certification, Pahlaj Nihalani, has always culture. Some went to the the theatrical release.
been in the limelight for his conservative views, extent of questioning her
cuts and disclaimers. Because of him, the about her Indian roots. The A FRIENDSHIP REUNITED?
female-oriented film Lipstick Under My Burka sanskari trolls were on a roll, forcing Esha to disable the
(2017) starring Konkana Sen Sharma and commenting feature. A few days later, Kalki Koechlin It seems like the fight between ex-best friends Karan
Ratna Pathak Shah, was denied release for six posted a naked photo of herself, encouraging all to love Johar and Kajol, that happened because of the box
months. The films Aligarh (2016), Udta Punjab their nakedness. Kalki said she found it “significant to office clash between Ae Dil
(2016) and Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) were share the image” to inspire women to celebrate their Hai Mushkil and Shivaay
among the many movies to run into trouble bodies rather than be afraid of being body shamed. Both last year, has thawed as of
with the Censor Board. But Pahlaj’s sacking actresses may have received a lot of flak and negative late. Social media may have
could mean Indian cinema will now see fresher, comments for their photos, but they have also seen a brunt the blame for ridding
meatier and more contemporary content, lot of love and praises. us of human interaction,
especially as the new chairman is ad man and but it is what has helped
lyricist Prasoon Joshi. Actress Vidya Balan THE BOLLYWOOD PIRATES the two former friends take
and film director Vivek Agnihotri will also be one step closer to rekindling
a part of the new board. It is rumoured that the Yet another Bollywood film has fallen victim to piracy. their friendship. Kajol liked
replacement happened earlier than his term The latest being the Nawuzuddin Siddiqui-starrer a photo of Karan’s twins on
end in January 2018 because of Ekta Kapoor’s Babumoshai Bandookbaaz. The film had already run Instagram, after which the
insistence to Smriti Irani, the new Minister of into problems with the CBFC, who gave the film an director followed her back. Apparently, Kajol has also
Information and Broadcasting. A-certification, while ordering 48 scenes to be cut. earlier said that one of the twins, Yash, reminds her of
Even though they were eventually able to release Karan’s late father, Yash Johar. Let’s hope the social
the movie with only eight minor cuts, the film still media love reminds both of them of their closeness.

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