Akshay Kumar film, OMG Oh My God 2, has faced a little
hindrance, thanks to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). The
Examining Committee (EC) of the CBFC referred the film to the Revising
Committee (RC). As per reports, the decision was taken as OMG Oh My God 2 deals
with religious issues and the committee wanted to make sure that it doesn’t
hurt any sentiments. Reportedly, the CBFC is over-cautious about such films
after they got slammed for passing Adipurush with zero cuts, whose
dialogues and scenes raised a hue and cry.
A source told new channel “Usually, the Chief Executive
Officer of the CBFC, Ravinder Bhakar, awards the certificate. His signature is
seen on almost all the censor certificates. But in the case of OMG Oh My
God 2, Prasoon Joshi himself will go through the film and make a decision accordingly.
He has decided to spearhead the RC as the CBFC wants to be fully sure
that OMG Oh My God 2 doesn’t have any scene or dialogue that can
cause a problem.”
Industry insiders, however, are confident that OMG Oh
My God 2 will sail through the censor process. An expert commented, “Did
the first part of OMG Oh My God cause any controversy despite its
content? The makers had smartly made that film and taken a balanced approach.
The second part is also handled in the same manner. Let’s not forget that Akshay
Kumar himself is quite religious and would never agree to be a part of a film
that can hurt religious sentiments. of his beloved fans.”
OMG Oh My God 2 features Akshay Kumar as Lord Shiva and
it also stars Pankaj Tripathi and Yami Gautam. It releases on August 11 and
will clash with Sunny Deol-Ameesha Patel starrer Gadar 2 in cinemas.