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| Nihalani describes India as a land where people put Gangajal on their face. Youtube grab |
November 23, 2015, NewsCrunch
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has dismissed the uproar on cuts made to the new James Bond movie Spectre saying a few thousand people on Twitter did not know about the real India.
After the Censor Board edited the kissing scenes, a massive Twitter trend #sanskaaribond had emerged lampooning the censorship, triggering even international media coverage.
Speaking to Mumbai Mirror, Pahlaj Nihalani said a few thousand people on Twitter did not know what India was.
He described India as a land where people put Gangajal on their face. "Aap chahte ho aise desh mein sab free ho?" he asked.
Pahlaj Nihalani blamed the uproar on wrong media reporting, which was picked up by social media. He also said the Bond movies released before had also been censored but without causing any controversy.