Yash Raj Films’ Rani Mukherji-starrer Mardaani, which released in India Friday with an Adult
certification, won’t hit the screens in Pakistan
due to demands for a few changes.
A spokesperson for the film said that when the
Pakistan Film Censor Board saw the film that addresses the issue of human trafficking, they gave
it an ‘A’ certificate too. However, they asked for
seven cuts and wanted certain scenes to be blurred.
The creative team of the film felt that it was leading to loss of the essence of the narration of the movie. These changes were leading to the message of the film being distorted and the essence being
diluted, the spokesperson added.
Eventually, following an internal discussion, the team decided not to compromise on their film
and not release Mardaani in Pakistan.
In the film, Rani plays a rough and tough police
officer for the first time in her career.
