Jaanwar

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• This was writer Ali Raza's last attempt at directing a film. He had directed the film "Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye" (1973) earlier.[1]
• An officer in the Censor Board, S.K. Sinha, had alleged that the chairman of the board, Bikram Singh, a former editor of the Filmfare magazine, had transferred him on a punitive basis due to their different views on censoring three films - this film, "Ek Jaan Hain Hum" (1983) and the Hollywood horror film "The Entity" (1982). Sinha had apparently found that the producer of this film had screened it without removing the scenes the board had censored. Sinha had alleged that he had been prevented from taking action against the producer of the film and cancelling its certificate for not following the censor board's ruling. In the case of "Ek Jaan Hain Hum" (1983), Sinha had decided to give the film an "A" certificate with four major cuts. However, according to him, Bikram Singh had overturned his decision and issued the film a "U" certificate with minor cuts. The issue with "The Entity" (1982) was Singh's objections to the banning of the film after it had been cleared. Sinha had alleged that ban was on the basis of complaints about the film that had been manufactured within the board. According to Sinha, the actual reason for the ban was the fact the producers of "The Entity" had turned down Singh's request for a print of the film for a private viewing.[2][3]

1. ^ Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1973)
2. ^ Film makers face the brunt of Censor Board whims and fancies
3. ^ Ek Jaan Hain Hum (1983)