Even before the euphoria over the record collections by Mahesh Babu’s latest blockbuster film “Businessman” subsided, the film has been caught in a strange controversy, of course not very serious.The controversy is about non-display of “A” certificate on the publicity posters of the film. Osmania University students joint action committee on Sunday lodged a complaint with the OU police that though the Censor Board had given A certificate to the film, the producers and the director of the film have not displayed the same on the posters and other publicity material, which was against the censor board guidelines. The JAC leaders demanded the arrest of the film unit.
Though it is an offence under the censor rules, the timing of OU JAC leaders’ complaint is raising a lot of doubts. Some sections wonder whether it was a ploy by the JAC leaders to blackmail director Puri Jagannath or hero Mahesh Babu for money.
As a matter of fact, screening of A certificate films during the prime time on television is also prohibited. But Mahesh Babu’s film Pokiri, which also got the A certificate in the past, is still telecast very regularly on the channels. In fact, the posters of Pokiri also did not have A certificate. And, there were many such films that did not display this certificate. So, why is there an issue only for Businessman?
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