Independence Day releases 'OMG 2', 'Gadar 2' get censored

ldquoNandi mere bhakt par bahut badi vibhadha aane waali hai Mere shiv gan mai se kisi aise ko lekar jau jo uske rakhsa kar sake Nandi me devotee will soon face a difficult time Take someone from my clan and go to earth to help my devoteerdquo says an animated Lord Shiva to his bull Nandi in the beginning of the trailer of OMG 2The trailer was unveiled three days after the film got its censor certificate after a lot of back and forth because of the sensitive subject the film deals with Up until the release of the trailer it was a given that Akshay Kumar played the role of Lord Shiva in the movie who comes down to Earth to help his devotee This is similar to its prequel where Akshay Kumar as Lord Krishna comes to the aide of atheist Kanjilala Paresh Rawal But with the trailer the makers have made it clear that Akshay Kumar is not the Lord himself but his messengerThe reason you wonder The demand of the Central Board of Film Certification The irony of the film releasing on Independence Day weekend is not dead on us Some reports also claim that the CBFC did not want to take chances seeing how audiences reacted to the recently released Adipurushrsquo and its presentations of Lord Ram Lord Hanuman and Sita Ma from the Indian mythology of RamayanaAccording to a report in Bollywood Hungama the CBFC has demanded as many as 27 cuts in the OMG 2 and 10 cuts in Gadar 2 while granting the Independence releases a censor certificateModifications and changes in OMG 2Akshay Kumar no longer plays Lord Shiva in the film and will be portrayed as the Messenger of God To portray the same the makers have added an animated scene which plays in the start of the trailer as wellThe visuals of frontal nudity were removed and replaced with suitable visuals of Naga SadhusA dialogue of an announcement being made at a temple referring to women that said Mahilayein nahin dekh sakti has been replaced by O lal shirt waale bhaiya baba ka dhyan karte raheThe dialogue Wahan madira chade hai has been modified and the references to alcohol were taken down A dialogue pertaining to the High Court was removed as it was deemed vulgar and defamatoryA poster of Mood X condom from a billboard was removed Visuals and dialogues have been modified in a scene where Kanti Pankaj Tripathi questions a sex worker about unnatural sex Similarly a character talking about masturbation was also suitably modified both visuals and dialogues Then in a dialogue about masturbation Haram was replaced with PaapThe word rat was removed from the label of the bottle containing rat poisonIn an important dialogue references to Shivling Shri Bhagavad Gita Upanishad Atharvaved Draupadi Pandav Krishna Gopiyan and Raasleela were removed Many more dialogues like Bade baal dekh kar satya shivam sundaram hamara deshpeeche nahin hai stree ki yoni were also similarly modifiedNot just dialogues the film which was originally based in Ujjain is now set in a fictional place The CBFC also asked the makers to remove all visuals verbal references etc to certain people in positions of authority like MahantThe makers were asked to submit documentary evidence for the facts and stats mentioned in the film with regard to the sexual actsChanges and modifications in Gadar 2Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patelrsquos film lsquoGadar 2rsquo was also not spared by the CBFC Granting a UA certificate the board demanded 10 cuts from the makers Here are some of the changes demanded by the boardThe scene of the rioters chanting Har Har Mahadevrsquo have been removed The lsquoShiv Tandavrsquo shlokas were replaced with the song line lsquoAkhand haihellipwho sang hairsquoThe word Bastard has been replaced with lsquoIdiotrsquoThe designation of Defence Minister was incorrectly depicted It was rectified to lsquoRaksha Mantrirsquo as per the orders if CBFC Then the word lsquoTirangersquo was changed to lsquoJhandersquo and the lsquoHar Jhande Kohelliprsquo dialogue was suitably modifiedThe line in the thumri song lsquoBata De Sakhirsquo was replaced by lsquoBata De Piya Kahaan Bitaayi ShaamrsquoA dialogue lsquoDono ek hi toh hai Baba Nanak ne bhi yahin kaha hairsquo was replaced with lsquoEk noor te sab jag upaje Baba Nanak ne bhi yehi kaha hairsquo with references to the holy Quran and Bhagavad GitaThe makers were asked to submit documentary evidence for all the stats and references made about the 1971 IndiaPakistan war Also the makers submitted translation for the shlokas and mantras used in the film