Although actress Asha Parekh, a former chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification, feels it is wrong to give in to radical bullies, she feels the song Besharam Rang should be removed from Pathaan for the sake of its smooth release.
“We can’t afford any more flops. I don’t know what the Censor Board says on this. But I am saying, remove the offending portion and ensure that the film gets a smooth release,” says the actress who had a controversial tenure as a Censor Chief in 1998-2001.
Ashaji believes that a fear psychosis is being created among moviegoers. “Woh darr ke mare nahin jaana chahte ke pataa nahin kya hoga. In this way our film industry is being killed. It happened with Aamir’s film (Laal Singh Chaddha). It must not happen with Pathaan. Our industry needs a big hit. I have been a part of this film industry for more than 60 years. I’ve never seen a worse recession during my entire career. We must have hits. And to ensure that, we must not allow films to be a victim of the boycott culture.”
