Jha upset by 'Raajneeti' censorship

Prakash Jha has revealed that he is unhappy about the amount of censorship in Raajneeti.

The director also said he was disappointed that essential portions of a sex scene between Katrina Kaif and Arjun Rampal were cut by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal.

"It was a very aesthetically-shot love-making scene," Jha told Real Bollywood. "Arjun and Katrina are two very beautiful people. And they made love to the camera. The Tribunal felt it was a bit too explicit for a 'UA' audience. I didn't argue.

"The love scene was absolutely essential . Unlike other directors I had not shot extra footage so that the censors could take away whatever portion they liked. I had shot the love-making scene exactly the way it was meant to be. I've had to reduce it by half.

"An 'A' certificate brings on a specific mind-set on the audience. They think the film has sleazy content. So I preferred to let the film be referred to the Tribunal."

The filmmaker also claimed that while he was disheartened about some of the cuts he was not bothered about having to censor strong language.

He said: "I've also had to beep out the f-word uttered by Ranbir and Arjun Rampal in two different places in the plot. Ex-justice Usha Mehra who headed the Tribunal requested me to do away with the f-word. It didn't make a difference.”