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CBFC Slashes Intimate Scenes in Toxic's Original Cut
25 Aug
Summary
- Intimate scenes in Toxic's Kannada version reduced by 30%.
- CBFC muted a dialogue and replaced 'motherf****r' multiple times.
- The film's original Kannada version received an 'A' certificate.
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has mandated substantial cuts for the original Kannada version of Yash's film, 'Toxic'. The board reduced intimate scenes by 30% in seven places and muted the dialogue 'You want to f**k'. Language deemed explicit, such as 'motherf****r' and 'f**king', was also altered or replaced in multiple instances.
Visual cuts were extensive, including reducing scenes depicting child murder and a piston pumping sequence. Additionally, 33 seconds of violent and sexual content were removed. A scene involving Yash's character and a woman on a bed was reduced by 50%. Other modifications involved replacing shots of drug use and a blood-drenched priest, and removing a Holy Cross from a scene with assassins disguised as nuns.
Following these changes, 'Toxic's' Kannada version was certified 'A' on August 13, with the final runtime being 194.12 minutes (3 hours, 14 minutes, 12 seconds). Notably, the dubbed Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam versions also incorporated these changes before their respective certifications, meaning they are not entirely free of cuts despite separate cut lists not being issued for them.
