Buzz is that a snake and an alligator may have sabotaged Sajid Khan's Housefull 2 premiere and release this week
Just days before the film opens, a couple of animal activists urged the Censor Board to not approve the film, as they were unsure if the producers had acquired the right kind permissions to shoot with animals within the film.
But producer Sajid Nadiadwala insists that every one the requisite permissions are in place and the premiere and the discharge will go ahead as planned.
Confirms producer Sajid Nadiadwala, “We remember the fact that using animals in a movie is sensitive and requires a large number of permissions.
However, since we shot in London, we had taken requisite permissions from the board there, aside from the Animal Welfare Board in Chennai. However, a couple of activists from Mumbai weren't conscious about this and so they had told the Censor Board to not issue us the censor certificate.”
Censor Board members, the producer and the activists have spent the last week seeking to resolve the placement. J P Singh, regional officer, CBFC (Censor Board of film Certification) says, “They had the permissions and it was an effortless miscommunication between the producer and the board.
We have made sure no animals has been harmed throughout the shoot and as we speak, the certificate is being issued to the filmmakers.”
This is, however, not the primary time Nadiadwala and director Sajid Khan are coping with animals. Housefull featured a monkey and a tiger and therefore, there have been extra precautions taken to ensure nothing went wrong this time.
Adds Sajid, “I thought I won’t be capable of release the film on time. We want the certificate for the Singapore premiere. Thankfully, now I hear that the certificate is being issued. Or else, it could have ended in an excessive amount of distress for our distributors.”
Courtesy: Mid-Day.com
