Hugely popular for his 100 crore blockbusters like Ajay Devgan’s Singham franchise and Shah Rukh’s Chennai Express, Bollywood hit maker Rohit Shetty is under the CBI’s Mumbai wing’s scanner for allegedly bribing the former Chief of the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC), Rakesh Kumar.
The CBI’s Mumbai wing sent its recommendation to the Delhi headquarters for the filing of a case against Rohit Shetty and the producers of the 2014 blockbuster Singham Returns, on the charges of bribing 2 lakhs to the ex-chief of the CBFC to procure the censor certificate on 8th August, 2014, only a few days before the film’s UAE release on 14th August, 2014.
During the investigation, the CBI found out that the Censor Chief had suggested 12 cuts for the film citing that the film may hurt religious sentiments. Apparently, Rakesh Kumar also told Rohit that he was under intense heat from the ministry not to clear the film.
However, a desperate Rohit Shetty, who was under extreme pressure to obtain the censor certificate to release the film on time, insisted on no cuts and allegedly bribed him 2 lakhs and obtained the censor certificate.The investigation is going on currently and the CBI head quarters is yet to take its decision on filing the case.
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