It’s been a while since the filmmakers have been up in protest against the archaic ways of the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and its unreasonable diktats. The protests, however, have not yielded any solid results. While the current filmmakers are in no mood to settle down and compromise with whatever cuts the CBFC recommends, this rebellious attitude seems to have only propelled the Board members to get more and more obsolete with their views.

Anurag Kashyap and his company justifiably decided to take their next release, Udta Punjab, directly to FCAT (Film Certification Appellate Tribunal), when the censor board demanded certain cuts. The film puts the spotlight on the rampant drug problem in Punjab. Now, reports suggest that the FCAT has recommended dropping Punjab from the title of the film, and make it appear like a story set in a fictional place.