Abhishek Jawkar’s crime thriller Missing on a Weekend, about a band of friends who run into a criminal gang during a Goa getaway, was initially asked to carry out 50 cuts, including expletives and scenes of drug consumption. After Jawkar sent the Central Board of Film Certification a legal notice, the number of excisions came down to seven. The revising committee finally passed the film with three bleeps. The movie stars Pavan Malhotra and Karan Hariharan.
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How Rajendra Chola and his army sailed across the seas in the 11th century to beat the Malays
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Weight loss resolutions don’t work – focusing on health and well being can be better
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Two Karnataka HC judges attend Brahmin convention, extol community’s contributions
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Why India’s increasing elderly population faces a dire future
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Readers’ comments: Our culture and Hinduism is more important than the Indian economy
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From the memoir: Star para-athlete Deepa Malik recounts the discrimination she faced at the airport
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Bengaluru hotel owners protest meat ban near airshow venue
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SC reserves judgement on Christian man’s plea to bury father in Chhattisgarh village
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Tales from the Ramayana: The curse that came true for King Dasaratha while he lay on his deathbed
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Man of Indian-origin gets eight-year jail sentence for ramming truck near White House