The Inside Story - Madhur and Censors at war over Jail : Bollywood News

A scene showing two gay inmates making out with each other

Argument: Doesnt that happen in jails worldwide? The scene features two gays getting intimate in a bathroom. Censors had objections to this which is surprising since Madhurs own Page 3 had a similar scene. In any case, the dialogue has now been changed in Jail. However, the scene has been retained.

Neils nude scene

Argument: Censors felt that the scene was still quite bold for the Indian audience. However, it is a basic process where every inmate is required to strip down completely to reveal any weapons that he may be carrying. In any case, we had pixilated the scene but the Censors wanted it to be further blurred. We were left with no options.

Due to scenes as above going through a change and or in case even completely chopped off, Madhur was left fuming. More so because otherwise the Censors were unwilling to grant it even a U/A certificate.

When contacted, Madhur was expectedly diplomatic about the entire affair. Not willing to comment much, all he stated was - I want my film to reach out to a larger audience. I am happy with the U/A certificate. Censors were working in their own set parameters and I dont want to challenge that.

However, the source continues, Ironically, this is not the first time that Madhurs films have faced an axe from Censors. We dont really have to go very deep down the memory lane for this. Fashion got an A certificate and still, it was such a good success. On the other hand, both Page 3 and Traffic Signal were given U/A certificate, but they went on to get National Awards for Madhur. We are just hoping that the same happens for Jail as well though it would have been great had the film been retained as it is.