Actor Vishal from the film Mark Antony exposes the CBFC and claims that he paid a bribe to get certification; Jacky Bhagnani responds

Vishal, an actor in Mark Antony, said on social media that he had to pay the Censor Board a bribe to get his movie certified. The actor posted a video on Twitter criticizing CBFC and asserting that his only option was to give the board money in order to acquire the permission. Vishal appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shine, calling it a “scam.”

“This is about the scam that happened in CBFC Mumbai regarding my film (Mark Antony),” he claimed.I want to discuss this with PM Modi and CM Eknath Shinde of Maharashtra. We submitted an online application for film certification, but what transpired at the CBFC office (sic) shocked us. He continued by saying that for the certification, he was required to pay a bribe of Rs. 6.5 lakh.

“CBFC requested Rs 6.5 lakh from a bride”
The Tamil actor continued by describing how he was further informed that, of the total amount of Rs 6.5 lakh, Rs 3 lakh would go to people who will see the movie, while the remaining Rs 3 lakh will go to him so he can collect the certificate. “I had no choice but to make the payment. My movie, Mark Antony, was released in North India after I acquired the certificate. But that is regrettable. In the video, he said, “If this is the situation in government offices, I sincerely want the higher authorities to look into this problem.

On Friday morning, producer-turned-actor Jackky Bhagnani was contacted for his thoughts on the matter. He said in a media interview that the CBFC has not yet put him in such a scenario. He insisted, however, that he was unaware of the situation and that he was unable to remark. “I have never encountered such a situation. I haven’t even listened to what he said. I thus do not want to remark on it,” he stated.

The audience has been interested in Vishal’s video since it has gained popularity on social media. Since approving Adipurush, a film based on the Hindu classic Ramayana, which had offensive words and factually erroneous sequences, the CBFC has been under assault. Later, the board refused to provide the UA certificate to Akshay Kumar’s Oh My God and also ordered the film’s producers to modify the actor’s role from that of the god himself to that of Lord Shiva’s messenger.

These new accusations will now only make the board’s difficulties worse. Keep checking back for all the most recent information on this!