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Censor board cuts scenes of same-sex couples kissing in ‘Befikre’ song
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The Central Board of Film Certification has deleted scenes from YashRaj Films’ Befikre that show couples of the same sex kissing in the movie’s opening song Labon Ka Karobar. “Yes, we have removed the gay kiss from the first song in Befikre,” the board’s chief Pahlaj Nihalani told The Quint. “The whole song is about various couples of different ages kissing all over Paris. We felt the gay kiss would not be acceptable to all viewers.”

The video of the song, which was released months before the Ranveer Singh and Vani Kapoor starrer went to the theatres on December 9 and is available on YashRaj’s YouTube channel, shows several kissing couples, including two men and two women. The CBFC is believed to have discussed the cuts with Aditya Chopra, who did not object to it, according to The Quint report.