Smoke signals

Ever wondered why Ranbir Kapoor's Barfi was made under the banner of UTV and not Walt Disney, which owns UTV? That's because the movie had scenes of Kapoor smoking. Disney officials say by the time the US entertainment giant took over the company, Barfi was almost made and Kapoor smoking did not gel with its target audience of kids and young adults. That is also why Disney, which was promoting various other movies from Hollywood for the Oscars this year, did not promote the movie with Academy award voters. Disney officials say in terms of story and characters, Barfi was a perfect movie to be made under the Disney banner but next time, they will not let their actors smoke on screen in India.