Brouhaha over Bombay?

Updated On: 17 May, 2023 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

Director Niranjan, who has titled his next, ‘Bombay’, awaits clearance from CBFC which discourages use of city’s former name

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Movies that have a period setting, like Bombay Velvet, can use the city’s former name in their title

Over 28 years after Mani Ratnam’s Bombay (1995), writer-director Sanjay Niranjan has christened his next, Bombay. The title, he believes, is fitting as the Gavie Chahal-led movie revolves around the lives of the underworld dons in the aftermath of the 1993 Bombay blasts. While Niranjan has registered the title with the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA), he is now awaiting the censor board’s clearance on the matter. In the past, the CBFC has discouraged filmmakers from including the former name of the city in their movie titles. Exceptions can only be made in case of narratives that are set before 1995 — the year that the city’s name was officially changed to Mumbai.

The director (right) with Akshita Agnihotri and Danish Bhat