Aamir Khan disagrees with Rani Mukherjee’s push to get her child trafficking film a lower rating so that children above 12 years of age can view it.
Although Khan is full of praise for Mardaani, but says that the film has violence and children shouldn’t be exposed to such things.
The censor board awarded a A-certificate to Mardaani.
“There are some words in the film that I would not want my children to see. I also feel that very small children should not see this kind of violence. I don’t want an eight-year-old child to see that. That’s what I think.
“I know Rani may have a different opinion. She is a close friend of mine and I respect her, but I feel the film does have a certain amount of violence,” he said.
He added: “We have become insensitive towards our children that we show them almost anything.”
“Sometimes absurd things are shown in U and U/A [certified] films... I think we have to be much more careful with the kind of violence we are exposing our children to. I have a certain responsibility towards what I am showing to my children. I have to fulfil my responsibility,” said the father-of-three.
The censor board has also restrained the makers from using the word “virginity” in the film, and Khan said that he cannot comment on the issue without checking the guidelines.
“There are certain words that I don’t like my children to hear, which is why I would be sensitive to other people’s children as well. In case I want to use such words, I will make sure that it’s properly advertised as an adult film,” said Khan whose film Delhi Belly was promoted as an adult comedy.
He also appears nearly nude in the poster for his forthcoming film, P.K., which was widely distributed online.
“There should be freedom of speech, and we are old enough to decide whether we want to see or not... we don’t need to censor it from them [adults].”
