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Margarita, with a Staw is a story on Laila who has cerebral palsy. It is a slice of life film wherein Laila embarks on a journey to seek love and acceptance.
After watching the film, the Examining Committee (EC) asked the makers to tone down a kissing scene between Kalki and Sayani Gupta, to which Shonali Bose says, “There is a 12-second long kiss between the two characters, but the CBFC had problems with it. They want me to reduce it to just a few seconds. I explained that as it is their first kiss, it can't be that brief.”
The members also asked her to edit out two scenes; one where Kalki shows the middle finger and another sequence which shows a male character removing her undergarments so that she can use the washroom and she then proceeds to urinate.
She adds, “The film will go to the Revising Committee now. I hope better sense prevails as the EC, to my shock, told me they had moral guidelines to follow. I'm not going to settle for a single cut and will go to the Tribunal if required. It's a sensitive film and the CBFC should see it in the context it's made. Fortunately, my producers are backing me in this fight.”
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