The Bombay High Court may have the word in its name, but the Censor Board has asked for ‘Bombay’ to be removed from the lyrics of a singer’s song before clearing its music video’s release on television. The certificate was issued on December 5, 2014, under the chairmanship of Leela Samson, who later resigned in January over the Messenger of God controversy. 

The song in question, ‘Sorry’, from vocalist Mihir Joshi’s album Mumbai Blues, was released a few months ago and the label recently decided to release a music video for it after noticing its popularity among netizens.

Mihir Joshi

“The words of the song go like this: ‘I am sorry sweetheart …this is the world I am giving you today. It is the same thing no matter what you read… from Delhi to Bombay. I wish it was different darling...wish you could feel nice and safe. But the world’s gone crazy, I don't know what to say’. It is basically a conversation between a father and his daughter and I wrote it after the Delhi rape case in December 2012,” said Mihir.