This Article is From Apr 10, 2013

Sunny Leone's Laila offends censors, to be altered for TV

Sunny Leone's Laila offends censors, to be altered for TV

At Censor Board's behest, lyrics of Sunny Leone's item number from Shootout At Wadala altered for the small screen.

Highlights

  • The Censor Board seems to have sprung into action yet again. And this time Sanjay Gupta's upcoming gangster film Shootout At Wadala has come under CBFC's radar.
  • The board has apparently taken an objection to certain words in Sunny Leone's item number in the film. And to comply with the board's demands, the makers have altered the lyrics from Laila teri le legi to Laila teri loot legi for the television audience.
  • A source says, "The Censor Board felt that it had to be changed to make it more appropriate for the TV audience. The makers had to re-dub the line and the new version will now be shown on television."
  • Tanuj Garg, CEO of the production house says, "Yes, various modifications had to be made in the Laila promo at the behest of CBFC to get it aired on TV."
Mumbai: The Censor Board seems to have sprung into action yet again. And this time Sanjay Gupta's upcoming gangster film Shootout At Wadala has come under CBFC's radar.

The board has apparently taken an objection to certain words in Sunny Leone's item number in the film. And to comply with the board's demands, the makers have altered the lyrics from Laila teri le legi to Laila teri loot legi for the television audience.

A source says, "The Censor Board felt that it had to be changed to make it more appropriate for the TV audience. The makers had to re-dub the line and the new version will now be shown on television."

Tanuj Garg, CEO of the production house says, "Yes, various modifications had to be made in the Laila promo at the behest of CBFC to get it aired on TV."
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