Overview
- The court set aside the CBFC’s six-cut directive and required only two excisions before reconsideration.
- The mandated changes include deleting a beef biriyani-eating scene and removing dialogues deemed demeaning to cultural organisations.
- The filmmakers must re-submit the edited film to the CBFC, which was directed to issue a fresh decision within two weeks.
- Justice V.G. Arun viewed the film and said a scene of a Christian girl in Muslim attire is neither indecent nor capable of inciting violence.
- Catholic Congress and an RSS office-bearer intervened to oppose the film, as the CBFC argued potential communal unease, and the release remains on hold pending certification.