Censor Board decide how long a kiss should last

'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then one random person, who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a character (in the film) kissing for too long and asks for it to be cut down. That doesn’t sound right.'

Filmmaker Pritam D Gupta talks about his long, hard battle with the Censor Board of Film Certification.

A few months back, the makers of Udta Punjab were at loggerheads with the CBFC for the release of their film.

Pratim D Gupta’s upcoming Bengali film, Shaheb Bibi Golaam faced a similar fate. His film was passed with an A certificate after a gruelling, six-month battle.

Shaheb Bibi Golaam is now scheduled to release on August 26 in Kolkata, and on September 2 in the rest of the country.