Censor Board's high-handedness postpones release of Ugly

Anurag Kashyap's forthcoming film Ugly was slated to release on 11 October but thanks to the high-handedness of the Censor Board (CBFC), the release of the movie has been postponed to 3 January next year. Apparently, it was the director’s unwillingness to carry the 'Cigarette smoking is injurious to health' disclaimer in the smoking scenes of the film that lead to it getting pushed. A spokesperson of co-produce DAR Motion Pictures observed, "The CBFC has directed us to insert a disclaimer in shots where a cigarette is visible, for the film to be certified. We are not carrying the disclaimer and are currently engaged in a dialogue with the Board. If the issue is not sorted out to our satisfaction, we will consider other options." Phantom Films is the other co-producer. Incidentally, Kashyap submitted his film for certification on 16 September. In an earlier incident, Woody Allen too had refused to release his Cate Blanchett-starrer Blue Jasmine in India for a similar reason.