Censor Board rubbishes rumours of ban on Raveena Tandon's comeback film Maatr

Mumbai: Days after reports of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) banning Raveena Tandon’s comeback film ‘Maatr’, for its alleged violent content, started doing the rounds, CEO Anurag Shrivastava refuted these reports as mere rumours and confirmed the examination committee is still evaluating.

“The screening of the movie Maatr for CBFC was done on Saturday evening and at the moment there is no screening of Maatr again. Ban on the movie is false, as the examination committee is still in process and the result will be conveyed in a day or two,” he was quoted as saying.

The rape scenes and alleged violent feel of the film had gossip mongers talking about a possible ban on ‘Maatr’.

The screening of this film had also sparked controversy after the members of Censor Board walked out of the theatre after ten minutes. While a source told a leading daily that the board was unimpressed with the content and felt the script did not match with what was shown in the film, producer Anjum Rizvi said that the walkout was due to technical glitch.

Directed by Ashtar Sayed, ‘Maatr’ is slated to release on April 21.