40 Years of Saaransh Exclusive: The only Rajshri film in its 60+ year history to receive an X-rated rating, here’s why : Bollywood News
Rajshri Productions has produced many memorable films over the decades. Saaransh This is one of those timeless classics. Starring Anupam Kher and Rohini Hattangadi, the film recently celebrated its 40th anniversary. Its realistic and heartfelt portrayal of grief, progress and hope in the midst of despair continues to inspire audiences even today.
Saaransh is a film suitable for the whole family, a theme that has always been the company’s signature theme. However, it must have come as a surprise to many when it was awarded an Adults Only certificate by the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) when it was released in 1984. In fact, it is the only film by Rajshri Productions in its 60+ year history to have received an A certificate.
This interesting trivia was revealed by Kamal Kumar Barjatya, Managing Director, Rajshri Productions, in an exclusive interview. Bollywood Hungama At home in Mumbai.
On why the film received such a certificate, he revealed, “They (CBFC) said they wouldn’t give it A certificate if we deleted this one line. That line had the word ‘aurat’ in it. That was the censor’s stand.”
The CBFC said if the dialogue was removed, it would not even need to get a ‘UA’ certificate. “They said if we removed it, we would give it a ‘U’ certificate directly. But Mahesh Bhatt said he would not remove it. So we were forced to accept an ‘A’ certificate. Despite that, it did well (at the box office),” he added.
However, to air the film on television, it had to receive a U certificate. “It airs well on television. But it released in theatres with an A certificate,” Kamal Kumar Barjatya added.
Saaransh The story is about an elderly couple, BV Pradhan (Kale) and Parvathi (Hatangadi), who are coming to terms with the tragic loss of their son in a violent incident in America, and find encouraging support from Pradhan’s best friend Vishwanath (Suhas Balekar).
The couple rent out their son’s room to an aspiring actress, Sujatha (Soni Razdan), who falls in love with Vilas (Madan Jain), the son of a well-known politician, Gajanan Chitre (Niru Phule), and becomes pregnant. This brings about changes in Pradhan and Parvati’s lives, though for different reasons.
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