The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Wednesday broke its silence amid the controversy around Sarke Chunariya Teri Sarke (also called Sarke Chunar), a song from the Hindi version of the upcoming Kannada film, KD: The Devil.
"It is categorically stated that no certification application has been received by the CBFC for the song Sarke Chunariya Teri Sarke," the censor board said in a statement, as per a News18 Hindi report.
This comes amid backlash against the CBFC over the Hindi version of the song, the lyrics for which sparked widespread outrage. The song was also officially banned by the Centre on Wednesday over its vulgar lyrics.
In that regard, the CBFC has also clarified that it had been wrongly pulled into the controversy, because certifying content released on digital platforms is not within its purview.
The censor board added that it was a responsible and sensitive organisation whose members were deeply concerned with the portrayal of women in cinema and were working diligently to avoid controversies.
(More details are awaited.)
