Art and culture
Movie Title: Phule
Based On: Lives of Jyotirao Govindrao Phule and Savitribai Phule, noted 19th-century social reformers who worked for women’s education and against caste discrimination.
Main Cast:
Pratik Gandhi as Jyotirao Phule
Patralekhaa as Savitribai Phule
Director: Ananth Mahadevan
Status: Release delayed
Reason: Objections raised by members of the Brahmin community (not due to Censor Board delays).
CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification):
Issued ‘U’ certificate on April 7
Suggested modifications:
Removal of caste terms: ‘Mang’, ‘Mahar’, ‘Peshwai’
Replace visuals: ‘man carrying a broom’ → ‘boys throwing cow dung balls at Savitribai’
Line change: ‘3000 saal purani gulami’ → ‘Kai saal purani’
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