‘GHOST’ India’s “Most Violent Film Ever” Gets Censored

Though most people think of Bollywood as films including large dance spectacles filled with bright colors and flowing costumes, you might be surprised that some of these films might be a little more boundary pushing than you think.  Such is the case with Ghost.  Puja Jatinder Bedi’s film has been edited for release in her native country of India by the Central Board of Classification because it shows a scene where an evil spirit in female form gets crucified.  It’s being said that the main reason for the censorship is because of the fear of offending Christians in the country.  The director had this to say about it:

“The censor board felt that the crucifixion would hurt religious sentiments of the Christian community. Also, the brutality was being perpetrated on a woman. The blood and gore content is high enough for Ghost to be rated as the most violent film ever. So, the censors have toned down all the murder sequences.”

JP Singh, the censor board’s regional officer at Mumbai, explains his reasons behind the cuts and what will still be seen in the film.

“That scene is still there in the film. Only its length has been shortened to reduce the impact of the extreme brutality shown on a girl. The examining committee has given five-six cuts. All of them were extremely brutal. There was a scene showing a dead body’s legs being cut. Another excessively violent scene showed a girl being beaten for a very long time by many people.”

No info has been release in regard to a stateside release of the film.  To see what all the fuss is about, you can check out the trailer below.

To read an interview with the director about the film, IBNLive has an interview HERE.

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Source: The Guardian, The Times of India