The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is in the midst of another controversy — this time for beeping out the word ‘Bombay’ from an English number before clearing it for release on television channels. The song was a part of the album Bombay Blues, rendered by Mihir Joshi.
The number titled Sorry was related to the 2012 Delhi gangrape case. The song is in the form of an apology from a father to his daughter for the world he is giving her, where crimes against women are so rampant.
Expressing “shock” over the Censor Board’s decision, Joshi said it was about injustice to women which meant no offence to anyone. “I’ve never had a problem with Mumbai or Bombay. I love Mumbai and loved Bombay. I just feel that what happened here is not right,” he said. The word “Bombay,” the former name of Mumbai, appears in the second line of the number and is meant to rhyme with the words “today”, he added.
The Censor Board was in news recently following the resignation of leela Samson who resigned as its chairman in protest against alleged interference of government in its functioning. The Board was reconstituted subsequently.