Akshay Kumar’s “OMG” heavily censored crucial cuts made
Akshay Kumar’s “OMG” heavily censored crucial cuts made
Following the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) having given a green signal to Akshay Kumar-starrer ‘OMG 2’, while the actor expressed his gratitude to the members of the board for trusting them, in an emphatic shift, the actor’s role got transformed from portraying Shiva to embodying the Messenger of God.
This sudden transformation by the CBFC has brought along a new dialogue, enriching the story with spiritual depth.
OMG 2, initially rooted in Ujjain, underwent a fascinating transformation as its setting was moved to an entirely fictional location.
OMG 2 is a sequel to Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar-starrer OMG: Oh my God. In the original film, Akshay embodied the character of Krishna. In the new part, he essays the role of Shiva. The movie also features notable actor Pankaj Tripathi.
Other changes, is in a poster featuring the ‘Mood X’ condom from a billboard was removed, and the word ‘rat’ taken off the label of a bottle containing rat poison. In an essential dialogue, references to revered religious elements such as Shivling, Shri Bhagavad Gita, Upanishad, Atharvaved, Draupadi, Pandav, Krishna, Gopiyan and Raas Leela were also deleted.
The film underwent crucial censoring measures, as 13 minutes were deemed necessary for removal. Notably, visuals displaying frontal nudity were gracefully replaced with appropriate depictions of Naga Sadhus, ensuring compliance with the guidelines.
Other change was the modification at the beginning of the film, carried out in accordance with the directives of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This modified segment will now be accompanied by a voiceover, further enhancing the storytelling experience.
An audio cut was done in a dialogue of an announcement made at a temple referring to women that said, “women cannot see”. The name of the school was changed to ‘Savoday’ while the references to alcohol were axed. A dialogue pertaining to the High Court was removed as it was deemed “vulgar and defamatory”.The visuals too were removed in this dialogue.
There is a replacement in scene depicting Akshay Kumar’s character meditating and bathing Scenes of his character being portrayed as drunk were also appropriately modified to align with the prescribed guidelines.
With the strict guidelines set by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the explicit visuals of the boy engaged in a sexual act in the viral video were significantly toned down.
In compliance with the CBFC’s guidelines, the filmmakers were requested to provide authentic documentary evidence to support the facts and statistics mentioned in the film pertaining to sexual acts.
News input KV Raman
