Shivaay gets a ‘UA’ certificate with six cuts

Producer-director Ajay Devgn can heave a sigh of relief. His Diwali release Shivaay was cleared on Monday afternoon by the censor board with six cuts — two verbal and four visual.

A source close to the development says, “Ajay Devgn personally attended the Censor Board viewing of Shivaay. He took the cuts that were asked for without any fuss.”

And what were those cuts “Four action shots were cut since the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) felt they were too gruesome. They asked Ajay to tone it down. He happily agreed. Then there were two verbal cuts. At one point the word ‘Hindustani’ was used by a character in a derogatory way. The CBFC asked for that to be cut. At another point, the term shiv ling was used inappropriately. That was also asked to be removed,” says the source in the know.

Despite the cuts though, Devgn went home happily with a ‘UA’ certificate. His young fans can watch his action scenes in Shivaay as long as an adult accompanies them.