Aamir thanks mature censor for Delhi Belly’s ‘A’ certificate

The 46-year-old actor,who has appeared in an item song in the same film,has claimed that he has approached the censor board himself to get an ‘A’ certificate. “Unlike other producers who fight not to get an ‘A’ certificate,I went to the censor board myself to get the same as I wanted to make sure that those who have problems with certain words are alerted well before.”

The actor hoped that the film,which has hit a roadblock in Nepal,will finally get a release there. “I am unaware of how the Nepal Censor Board functions. I don’t know their terms of certification. If they have banned the movie,then its their decision,” said Aamir.

“I hope the board realises that there are adults in their country,” the actor added in jest.

‘Delhi Belly’,which according to the producer grossed an estimated amount of 26 crores in the opening three days,has been banned in Pakistan and Nepal due to the use of certain cuss-words.

Meanwhile,the actor has rested another controversy about his film. ‘Bhaag DK Bose’,the popular song from the film accidentally infringed copyrights of an artist duo who have a registered trademark of a similar name,but the actor has now amicably resolved the issue.

Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra had claimed that the phrase ‘BoseDK’ was originally their idea and the title of their first exhibition at Gallery Nature Morte in 2005.

Aamir,who was not aware of the registered trademark,has now acknowledged that the phrase is their property,saying he has no claims over it. “Before they approached me,I wasn’t aware of the similarity between their label and the song title. I am here to acknowledge the fact that the phrase is their label. We don’t have any claim over it at all,” said Aamir.

Thukral and Tagra,who approached Aamir on June 24,has said that they were not looking for any monetary benefits from the claim. The artist duo said that they are content with “just the acknowledgment” by the superstar. “We were taken aback when we saw the term used in the song. We felt it was important for us artists to stand up for our work. We shared our concerns with Aamir. As an artist himself he understood and appreciated our concern. We both agreed that it was a similar creative impulse that triggered our work ‘Bosedk’ and the song. We are grateful for his openness in resolving the matter,” said Thukral and Tagra.