, a gritty film about the drug epidemic in Punjab, was locked in a legal death match with the Censor Board. The board wanted 89 cuts; the filmmakers wanted to show the raw truth.
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The film’s producers, Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Films, fought back, taking the CBFC to the Bombay High Court. The court ruled in favor of the filmmakers, stating that artistic expression cannot be stifled and that a film should be viewed as a whole rather than through isolated scenes. Ultimately, the court allowed the film to be released with just a single cut (a scene showing a character urinating) and an altered disclaimer, marking a monumental victory for freedom of speech in Indian cinema. A Powerful Social Index , a gritty film about the drug epidemic