Under the scanner: Bollywood films that faced controversy pre-release

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Parched The 2015 Indian drama film came under the scanner because of Radhika's lovemaking scenes

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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil Karan Johar’s film faced the wrath since Pakistani actor Fawad Khan was originally reportedly glorified in the film when India had banned artists from there post Uri attacks

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Ramleela SLB’s Ram Leela allegedly hurt religious sentiments and so, the film title was changed

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PK PK, which was released in 2014, got mired in controversy over ‘mocking of’ Hindu Gods

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Fire Deepa Mehta’s Fire was shunned over showing a lesbian relationship, which is “not a part of Indian history or culture”

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Lipstick under my Burkha CBFC refused to certify this film because of sexual scenes and abusive words

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Black Friday Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday faced trouble over its topic - the 1993 Mumbai bombings, a case which was pending in Mumbai High Court

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Angry Indian Goddesses The movie came under controversy as CBFC has made 16 cuts after granting it an ‘A’ grade

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Padmavaat Much like Ram-Leela, SLB’s Padmavaat was almost boycotted over beliefs that there was a love sequence between Khilji and Padmavati

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