The last few months have been tough for the Central Board of Film Certification with the likes of Adipurush and the very recent Oppenheimer and Gita controversy, and it looks like Akshay Kumar's OMG 2 is going to face the after-effect of that.
Akshay Kumar's new movie, Oh My God 2 (OMG 2), is facing the scrutiny of the CBFC and has been ruffling feathers even before its release. The film, directed by Amit Rai, has been under the scanner since they released the official trailer.
The newest buzz suggests that the CBFC has handed the OMG 2 makers a list of 15-20 cuts before it is passed. The board reportedly asked for major changes in the film due to its focus on sex education, and some scenes were considered controversial by the board.
The film certification board has issued the following instructions to the makers of OMG 2:
The filmmakers are certainly unhappy with these mandates by the CBFC since:
CBFC has certainly had a tough year this time around. The amount of fingers that have been pointed towards them have been limitless and most of the credit for that goes to
With the heavy rage and criticism from the viewers on these two instances, CBFC does not want to take any risks at all with OMG 2, as the possibility of the same scenarios repeating are very high in the movie, all due to its reputation of questioning religion and blind faith.
The movie, starring Akshay Kumar and Panjak Tripathi in the lead roles, is slated for an August 11 release, but it all depends on the clearance from the CBFC.