Raveena Tandon’s Maatr Trailer Got U/A Certificate After 3 Submissions

Raveena Tandon's Maatr trailer was rejected by the Censor Board because it showed women being slapped. What happened? We bring you all the details

Prateek Sur

Thu Mar 30 2017, 18:28:50 6023 views


The trailer of Raveena Tandon's Maatr was released a while ago and it brings out the message of women empowerment in a powerful way. The trailer is trending high on social media platforms. But did you know that the makers had to send the trailer thrice to the Censor Board before they finally allowed it to be launched?

"The trailer of Maatr was sent to us thrice. The first time we rejected it. Second time when they made some changes and brought it we passed it without any cuts with an A certificate. Then they submitted a third time with several changes and we gave it a U/A certificate," said Pahlaj Nihalani, who is the chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC).

Although the cuts hadn't been asked for, the filmmakers weren't content with an A certificate and thus decided to chop off scenes from the trailer. Wonder what those scenes were?

Elaborating on the scenes that had to be chopped off, producer Anjum Rizvi had told a leading daily, “There are certain shots of women being slapped along with other scenes of violence that had to be let go of. I want to say that we are talking about women empowerment and violence against women and to what extent a woman can go to safeguard her modesty. Unless you show such scenes, how do you convey to the audience what the film is all about? Without these scenes, the film looks flat. CBFC guidelines state that violence and blood cannot be shown in trailers seeking a U or U/A rating. If insisted upon it will get an A certificate. We wanted to release the trailer, so we had to cut some shots, redo it and finally, we got an U/A.”

Raveena is making a comeback with this film where she plays a mother who avenges her daughter's rape. The film is set to hit theatres on April 21.

Don’t forget to check out the trailer above.

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