Indian censor board headed by Pahlaj Nihalani has reportedly issued UA‘ certification to Daniel Craig’s James Bond film Spectre and decided to cut four scenes-two verbal and two visual.
Rediff.com reported that the visual cuts were the passionate kisses involving the male protagonist of the movie, known as the James Bond.
The news has sent social media into a frenzy with everyone mocking the Indian censor board, which has been in the centre of controversy on multiple occasions since Nihalani’s appointment as its chief.
Censor Baord was a top twitter trend. Soon the angry social media users began to trend #SanskariJamesBond suggesting the ;potential story lines and characters of future Bond movies in line with Nihalani’s ‘sanskari’ ideas.
Here’s are what the social media users are tweeting about this controversy:
Left: James Bond Girl
Right: #SanskariJamesBond Girl pic.twitter.com/JhOZJ8jXaT— Anand Ranganathan (@ARanganathan72) November 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/bidkar12/status/666960118123257856
#SanskariJamesBond does not kill with his gun, uses a Trishul for the job.
— Arvind Jha (@jalajboy) November 18, 2015
#SanskariJamesBond doesn't drink Vodka Martini because he's a Complan boy!
— Pratiik Rege (@PratiikRege) November 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/SirArnabG/status/666958649206702080
Honey: Are you looking for shells too?#SanskariJamesBond : No I'm just looking for Beef Eaters #BeefBan
— Aparna (@chhuti_is) November 18, 2015
"Why cut kissing scenes in Spectre?"
Nihalani : "Pahle laaj"#SanskariJamesBond— Roflindian (@Roflindian) November 18, 2015
#SanskariJamesBond says o bahen me tumhe bachane ke liye aaya hu…I m your last hope sis. 😀
— No_One (@saurabhvadukia) November 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/bahdumtisss/status/666948312365408256
#SanskariJamesBond doesn't drink Vodka Martnini. He drinks Coconut Water. Shaken not stirred.
— Pratiik Rege (@PratiikRege) November 18, 2015
#SanskariJamesBond will voluntarily convert to Janardan Bhatia!
— Swati Chaturvedi (@bainjal) November 18, 2015
#SanskariJamesBond will star in OctoKitten after Censor Board intervenes.
— Suryanarayan Ganesh (@gsurya) November 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/iamthemaulik/status/666928754980073472
Emraan Hashmi laments loss of career after Censor Board says no to kissing scenes
— Anjali Lukose (@anjali_lukose) November 18, 2015
https://twitter.com/ShirishKunder/status/666926325773545472
India's Censor Board needs a mouthwash.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) November 18, 2015
No one knows women better than our Censor Board. They know for exactly how long James Bond has to kiss Monica Bellucci to satisfy her.
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) November 18, 2015
Censor board to cut kissing scenes? Hate Story 3 will be released in MP3 format.
— Anurag Verma (@kitAnurag) November 18, 2015
Censor Board is clear.
Make in India? Good good.
Make out in India? NEVER.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) November 18, 2015
Dear Censor Board chief- may be you also want to 'Censor' our treasure, the Ramayana , that has description of lesbian kissing!
— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) November 18, 2015
Looks like Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani is planning to make his own version of James Bond featuring #ModiKaka. https://t.co/3f8SZgumaR
— MANJUL (@MANJULtoons) November 18, 2015
Exclusive image of Censor Board Chairman expressing shock over anti Indian Khajuraho sculptures. pic.twitter.com/mU743xzrfq
— Roflindian (@Roflindian) November 18, 2015
How has censor board come to the conclusion that long kisses are not "Indian", short kisses are. Any research in bedrooms conducted on this?
— Kanika Gahlaut (@kanikagahlaut) November 18, 2015
The Censor Board just revealed more about its members' private lives than they'd ever want to. https://t.co/ZzQnA7HvA8
— Pierre Fitter (@pierrefitter) November 18, 2015
