Kangana Ranaut Calls CBFC 'Redundant Body', Demands OTT Censorship As Emergency Awaits Certification

Kangana Ranaut wants a censorship in the OTT space too. The actor, who is having a tough time getting a censor certification for her upcoming film Emergency, also slammed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).During an interview with News18, the host pointed out at the recent controversy faced by Netflix web series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, and even claimed that the OTT platform "changed the names of the terrorists but did not get any cuts" to the Anubhav Sinha directed show. Kangana was asked whether such a move highlighted the "double standards" as even Emergency is awaiting a certification. This was with regard to how the content streamed exclusively on OTT platforms require no certification from the CBFC at the moment.

Kangana Ranaut slams CBFCThe actor, in her reply called the CBFC a "redundant body". She held the view that even OTT platforms should come under the purview of the CBFC. "Technologically, the place we are at, censor board, to be honest, has become a redundant body. I raised the same thing during the previous parliament session as well," Kangana said.She even opined at how streaming channels like YouTube giving access to kids to numerous kind of content was "worrisome", the 38-year-old added, "The kind of things that are being shown on OTT… The kind of things kids have access to on YouTube, sometimes we are scared what a kid might stumble upon. Just by paying money, you can access any channel you want. This is quite worrisome. We struggle so much with the censor that ‘why did you show blood? why did you have that cut?’ So I think we need to rethink. The one who needs censorship the most is OTT platforms."Kangana claimed to have raised her demand in the parliament, stating that the matter is yet to receive attention. "I can only hope that OTT gets censorship as soon as possible for the welfare of the country," she said. ALSO READ: Neelesh Misra Reveals He Wasn't Invited To Kangana Ranaut Starrer Woh Lamhe's Music Launch: A Never Ending Story... Emergency awaits a CBFC certificationKangana Ranaut has produced and even stars as the main lead in Emergency. The film delves into the phase of Emergency, calling it the "darkest phase" in out Indian politics.