Ford vs Ferrari's alcohol bottles and glasses blurred by the CBFC

Ford vs Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon in lead roles is currently being closely scrutinised after the alcohol bottles and glasses in the film were blurred by the Central Board of Film Certification. This move by the CBFC is being heavily criticised by social media users. Read on to know more details about this issue prior to the film’s release.

CBFC vs Ford vs Ferrari 

The Central Board of Film Certification is once again in the limelight. The CBFC has blurred out alcohol bottles and glasses containing alcohol from the film Ford vs Ferrari. Pictures of the incident are going viral online. The CBFC has also muted the dialogue ‘S*n of a B****h’ from the film.  Ford vs Ferrari which stars Christian Bale and Matt Damon in lead roles is set to release on November 15 in India.

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A source close to the studio producing the film has been quoted by a media portal while speaking about this issue regarding Ford vs Ferrari scenes. The source said that the studio knows that they have to blur out the alcohol bottles since they carry the name of the brand and CBFC guidelines do not allow that. The source was further quoted saying that the CBFC is going to send the print back with such cuts. The studio cannot do much about the board’s decision. But these cuts are definitely frustrating. PVR Pictures Joint Managing Director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli in an interview with another media portal also spoke about this issue involving the CBFC and Ford vs Ferrari. He was quoted saying that the restrictions put by the Censor board frequently affects the business of Hollywood films in India. Thus indicating that performance of Ford vs Ferrari might get affected because of the ongoing issue. 

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Ford vs Ferrari: all you need to know

Ford vs Ferrari is based on a true story and has been directed by James Mangold. The plot of the film revolves around a team of automobile engineers hired by Ford to design a race that can defeat a Ferrari sports car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France. The Ford team is led by the automobile visionary Carroll Shelby and British race car driver Ken Miles. Matt Damon plays the role of Carroll Shelby in the film whereas Ken Miles’ role has been played by Christian Bale.

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