A lesbian lovemaking scene featuring Charlize Theron and Sofia Boutella has been completely axed from Atomic Blonde, the Cold War spy thriller set to release in India Friday.
Speaking with The Quint, CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani refused to comment on the matter when the reporter brought up how a same-sex scene in Deepa Mehta’s Fire was retained 21 years ago. “You must ask why it was passed by whoever was in my place back then,” he said.
The list of cuts recommended by the CBFC says, “Delete the visual of the hand touching the bare breast in bed of two ladies, and delete the entire love-making (having sex).”
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In addition to the sex scene, shots of Theron’s “bare butt” in the bathtub have been asked to be removed. Shots of her nipples visible under a sweater, and a separate scene in which she is topless, have also been ordered out. Words like ‘c**t, c**k, b***s, b***h, p***k , and c*******r’ have been asked to be removed from the subtitles, but not from the soundtrack.
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