72 Hoorain: 'This film makes serious statement about terrorism,' says director

Director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan spoke about the controversy surrounding his upcoming film 72 HoorainThe Central Board of Film Certification CBFC on Thursday issued a statement denying reports that it had refused to issue a censor certificate to the trailer of 72 Hoorain by National Awardwinning director Sanjay Puran Singh ChauhanReports on the alleged denial of a censor certificate for the films trailer sparked debates over creative freedom and censorshipHowever the CBFC denied the reports in a statement saying Misleading reports are being circulated in certain sections of media that a film and its trailer titled Bahattar Hoorain 72 Hoorain has been Refused certification by Central Board of Film Certification CBFCTalking exclusively to ANI Sanjay said When you produce a movie for the big screen you want the movie trailer to be shown in theatres The film trailer is not certified by the censor board The censor board instructed you to make changes to the trailer on July 27 before it is released on August 28 How can someone expect the modifications to be made in such a short period of time when it is kind of a lastminute changeHe added Why is there an issue in the trailer It is improper for a censor to ask for a lastminute change in the trailer To make the movie we have to overcome several obstaclesLook one thing that unites all conflicts is that the subject has been left hanging someplace This film is making a serious statement There is a lot of internal terrorism that has to be discussed Sanjay saidHe added There is a difference between a certificate we want to give and a certificate we actually gave It takes a lot of days for to understand what cut you want while doing a movie and when next day the trailer is about to be released they want the changesI want people to comprehend the seriousness of the things that have been attempted to be shown in the movie One of the major issues facing the globe is terrorism It must be addressed and talked aboutAs you can see individuals are making statements without having viewed the film I want people to watch the movie first before deciding if it is right or wrong The movie defines terrorism Sanjay saidEarlier the makers of the film digitally unveiled the official trailer of the film Taking to Instagram trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the trailer and captioned it 72 HOORAIN TRAILER OUT NOW Team 72Hoorain directed by NationalAward winner SanjayPuranSinghChauhan launches the trailer of the film which arrives in cinemas on 7 July 2023Helmed by twotime National Award winner Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan it is slated to release on July 7 The film is produced by Gulab Singh Tanwar Kiran Dagar and Anirudh Tanwar and is coproduced by Ashoke Pandit Earlier the makers unveiled the teaser of the film in 10 languages72 Hoorain stars Pavan Malhotra and Ameer Bashir in the lead rolesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever