Censor board gives U/A certificate to ‘Murder 3’

By: Bollywood Mantra Staff on 11th February 2013

It was long thought that movies getting an A certificate are
removed from the mainstream and doesn't do well in the box office. Not anymore.
Now a days it seems that getting an A certificate is the ultimate status symbol
in the Bollywood. At least the Bhatt camp has always taken an A certificate
from the censor board in their stride and used it to their advantage in the
marketing campaigns. The earlier movies 'Murder' and 'Murder 2' have proudly
flaunted an A certificate and used it to draw the crowd to halls. Therefore it
was a surprise when 'Murder 3' got a U/A certificate.

This might have been a result of the new director focusing more
on the plot of the movie instead of the sensual content.  As Vishesh Bhatt states "My intention is
to have a good story. We have come up clean in the third installment of the
series. We have got U/A certificate and it is for the first time that a film in
`Murder` series has got it from Censor Board." He farther added, "I
am happy that the Censor Board saw my point of view and understood that I am
trying to convey a good story."

Anurag Basu directed the sensual thriller 'Murder' in 2004
and the star cast included Emraan Hashmi, Mallika Sherawat and Ashmit Patel. 'Murder
2' was directed By Mohit Suri. It released in 2011 and had Jacqueline Fernandez
and Emraan playing the lead roles. Both the movies are noted for their raunchy
and bold scenes.

When the debutant director Vishesh Bhatt was quizzed about
his take on boldness, he replied "I feel bold necessarily does not mean
sensual or sexual content. It means being bold on various counts like showing
dramatic content, relevant and hard hitting topics. At Vishesh Films, we are
not apologetic of what we are making."

So was it a conscious decision to reduce the bold scenes
from the film to avoid an A certificate from the censor board? Vishesh Bhatt
says "I did not deliberately set out to increase or decrease bold content
in `Murder 3`. Whatever was required in the story, script we have just put that
out in the film." He also adds "I am not someone who would follow the
trend and do things. I think people look for pleasant surprises when they watch
a film."

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