‘Amended’ Phule will hit theatres on 25 April

The CBFC had issued ‘U’ certificates to the makers on 7 April and had requested them to make adjustments like eradicating phrases resembling Mang, Mahar and Peshwai, the visible of a “man carrying a brush” was to get replaced with “boys throwing cow dung balls at Savitribai”, and the road 3000 saal purani gulami to be modified as kai saal purani, amongst others.

“That they had prompt some amendments, I wouldn’t name it cuts. I wish to make clear that there are not any cuts as such. We did so. They felt that the movie ought to be watched by youth and everybody and it’s very educative. I don’t know why this complete storm of battle and counter arguments are taking place, I believe it’s a bit exaggerated and pointless,” Mahadevan mentioned.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday, 11 April, criticised the BJP and RSS on the row over Phule and alleged they wish to erase Dalit-Bahujan historical past at each step in order that the true reality of caste discrimination and injustice doesn’t come out.

In a submit in Hindi on X, Rahul Gandhi mentioned, “On one hand, BJP-RSS leaders pay homage to Phule ji in a superficial method, and however, they’re censoring the movie made on his life!”

A social media consumer expressed disappointment about how movies primarily based on caste points like Phule, and Santosh face hurdles.

“Motion pictures on figures like #Savarkar or #SambhajiMaharaj get launched with out a lot resistance. Movies glorifying so-called nice Savarna icons face no hurdles, however relating to films like #Phule or #Santosh—which goal to point out the tough realities of caste discrimination—they’re continuously met with opposition, delays, or outright censorship.”

With PTI inputs