Kundan Shah humbly acknowledges the fact that, P Se PM Tak could in all probability be his last directorial. But the 67-year old writer-director-producer whose film is complete and awaiting release has been busy battling the Central Board of Film Certification, who have already made numerous cuts to his film.
"The last time I faced a tiff with the censors was in 1994 for Kabhi Haan, Kabhi Naa," recalls Kundan. The director had filmed a long shot of Shah Rukh Khan locking lips with Suchitra Krishnamoorthi that had created a stir in the media. "But isn't it time we raise the bar for what can and cannot be censored?" says Kundan. His film, which follows the journey of a prostitute who goes on to become the Chief Minister and is eventually, asked to step into the position of the Prime Minister of the country has undergone over 40 audio cuts already. "And they are all because of the dialogues, since, there is not much skin show in my film."