Tijori says he was asked by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to edit an 18-second long kissing scene by almost 75 per cent from the romantic-drama, which stars Randeep Hooda and Kajal Aggarwal.
"When we went to the censor, they offered to give the film a U/A certificate and asked to reduce an emotional kissing scene between a blind girl and an ex-MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter. It was difficult to convince them (the Board) not to do that," Tijori told PTI.
"I argued that today kids are watching MMA fights online and are exposed to it. Even otherwise, the content was not graphic at all," he claimed.
The filmmaker said he eventually settled to shorten the kissing scene but was surprised when the board also asked him to remove the word "saala" from the film.
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"There was an 18-second kissing scene which they initially asked to reduce by almost 75 per cent. Later, we agreed to edit it to nine-second. The board is becoming even more ridiculous day by day," he said.
The film, which is based on the 2011 Korean movie "Always", is set to release tomorrow.
Tijori says he has been fighting against the board since his first movie "Oops!"
"I have been fighting with the censor since my first film 'Oops!' which was way ahead of its time. They had objections with that film too and I had to beg them to retain certain scenes. They almost killed the creativity of the film."
is a futile fight which will go on and on.
"I have been saying this, let us get to certification instead of censorship. But again, it is a futile fight. Bollywood is ganging up against the ministry but sadly it won't work. It is really sad what is happening in our country. We keep fighting, keep begging, but the moral policing won't stop," the 54-year-old helmer added.