Amitabh Bachchan said that even today there are questions about the concept of freedom of expression when it comes to cinema. The actor spoke about censorship and expression during his speech at the inauguration of the Kolkata International Film Festival 2022 on Thursday evening. The grand film festival was inaugurated in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as well as several Bollywood bigwigs including Amitabh, Shah Rukh Khan, Jaya Bachchan and Rani Mukerji among others. Shah Rukh also gave a speech on the occasion, parts of which were shared online by the actor’s fan clubs.
Amitabh addressed the gathering from the stage and talked about cinema and censorship. He said: “The Cinematography Act of 1952 established the structure of censorship as it is supported today by the Central Board of Film Certification. But even now, ladies and gentlemen – and I’m sure my colleagues on the stage will agree – there are questions about civil liberties and freedom of expression.”
At the event, Shah Rukh Khan also sent a veiled message to social media trolls as his upcoming film Pathaan faces boycott calls on Twitter. Concluding his speech at the festival, the actor said: “The world has become normal. We are all happy, I am the happiest. And I don’t mind saying that duniya kuch bhi kar le, main aur aap log aur jitney bhi positive log hain sab ke sab, zinda hain (I, you all and all positive people are alive). His final ‘zinda hain’, delivered in the style of his Pathaan character, drew cheers from the large crowd that had gathered there.
Also at the festival, Arijit Singh sang a few lines of his song Gerua from the 2015 film Dilwale and pointed towards Shah Rukh, on whom the song was depicted. In his speech, Shatrughan Sinha called for Shah Rukh to be declared a “national superstar”. Amitabh was last seen in Sooraj Barjatya’s Uunchai, which was a moderate success at the box office. The actor recently wrapped up the shooting of the 14th season of his popular game show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
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