Pakistan censor board clears ‘Padmaavat’ without any cuts

A still from Padmaavat.   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Pakistan censor board has cleared film Padmaavat without any cuts for screening.

Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) chairman Mobashir Hasan took to the social media to announce that the film has been passed by the board. “Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) has declared a feature film containing Indian cast and crew, ‘Padmaavat’, without any excision suitable for public exhibition in the cinemas with a ‘U’ certification,” he wrote on Twitter.

The clearance removes fears that the film could face cuts due to the negative portrayal of Alauddin Khilji, ruler of the Delhi Sultanate.

“CBFC isn’t biased in arts, creativity and healthy entertainment,” Mr. Hasan said.

Officials of the CBFC had invited Professor Waqar Ali Shah, Chairman, Department of History, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, to view the film to check historical references in the film.

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