Censor (2001 film)

Censor
Directed byDev Anand
Written byDev Anand
Produced byDev Anand
StarringDev Anand
Jackie Shroff
Hema Malini
Mamta Kulkarni
Shammi Kapoor
CinematographyAdeep Tandon
Edited byAshok Bandekar
Music byJatin–Lalit
Release date
  • 6 April 2001 (2001-04-06)
Running time
170 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Censor is a 2001 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed and produced by Dev Anand. It stars himself, Hema Malini, Jackie Shroff, Shammi Kapoor and Rekha. The film satirises film censorship in India.[2] It was the first and only film to star veteran actors Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor together onscreen.

Plot

Under the directions of the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, the Indian Censor Board prepares a list of cuts for Bollywood film producer Vikramjeet's new movie Aane Wala Kal. Vikramjeet is unhappy and decides to meet the minister himself to appeal against these cuts, only to find that the minister favours even more cuts. Vikramjeet shows the movie in a private theatre to an audience from all walks of life, takes their written opinion, and smuggles a copy to America, just in time to ensure that it is nominated for an Oscar. This is where Vikramjeet's troubles start as the Censor Board refuses to grant a U certificate. He is arrested for smuggling the movie without permission from the Reserve Bank of India. The only way he can escape the wrath of the authorities is by getting some fans and stars of his movie to gather some dirt on the Censor Board members and expose them publicly.

Cast

Soundtrack

Lyrics by Vinod Mahendra and Gopaldas Neeraj.

Song Singer
"Yaaron Jo Kal Tak Thay Hum Tum" Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Jaspinder Narula
"Is Tarah Dekho Na Humko" Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
"Hum Jo Rang Mein Aa Gaye" Kumar Sanu
"Sun Meri Gal" Sonu Nigam, Jaspinder Narula
"Ho Aaj Majhab Koi" Roop Kumar Rathod, Vijeta Pandit, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Vinod Rathod
"Mere Dil Mein Tu Nazar Mein Tu" Lata Mangeshkar
"Aaya Samay" Vinod Rathod, Jaspinder Narula

References

  1. ^ "Censor". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  2. ^ Adarsh, Taran (4 April 2001). "Censor Review by Taran Adarsh". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
    - Us-Salam, Ziya (11 May 2001). "Film Review: Censor". The Hindu.[dead link‍]
    - Rajadhyaksha, Mrudula (2001). "Censoring Dev Anand". Rediff. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2017.


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