It’s never been shown in an Indian film before. In debutant director Raakhee Sandilya’s Ribbon, a heavily pregnant Kalki Koechlin is seen making love with her husband. Before they commence, the somewhat-alarmed husband asks his screen wife, “Is it safe?” “Yeah yeah,” drawls Kalki confidently, adding, “I Googled.”

Apparently this interlude between a husband and wife was found to be highly objectionable by the Central Board Of Film Certification. “I was asked to reduce the love-making scene by half. I am not happy with this. It’s a natural thing for women to demand and get sex during times of high anxiety, like pregnancy,” says Raakhee.