Mumbai Sep 27 PTI Musical drama Bhavai featuring Scam 1992 The Harshad Mehta Story star Pratik Gandhi will now be released theatrically on October 22Directed by Hardik Gajjar and backed by Pen Studios the film was earlier set to open in cinemas on October 1The decision to reshuffle the release came days after the Maharashtra government allowed reopening of cinema halls from October 22Team Bhavai thanks the Government of Maharashtra for reopening theatres Bhavai to release on 22nd October the makers said in a statementThe film about the popular folk theatre form from Gujarat was earlier titled Raavan Leela BhavaiLast week the Central Board of Film Certification CBFC issued a show-cause notice to the makers for flouting certification rules and tampering with the content of the filmAfter the trailer of the film was released the makers made two modifications changed the title of the movie to simply Bhavai and removed a sequence showing two theatre actors playing the roles of Ram Ankur Vikal and Raavan Gandhi in an off-stage conversation with each other after it was criticised by a section of audience for being allegedly offensiveAccording to the CBFC the makers changed the title in the trailer and also included portions deposited with the film bodyBhavai also stars Aindrita Ray Rajendra Gupta Rajesh Sharma and Abhimanyu Singh in pivotal roles PTI JUR RDS RDS

Mumbai Sep 24 PTI The Central Board of Film Certification CBFC on Friday said it has issued a show-cause notice to the makers of Pratik Gandhi-starrer Bhavai for flouting certification rules and tampering with the content of the filmThe musical drama about the popular folk theatre form from Gujarat was earlier titled Raavan Leela It is directed by Hardik Gajjar and backed by Pen StudiosAccording to the CBFC the makers changed the title in the trailer and also included portions deposited with the bodyCFBC has sought explanation from the makers of Bhavai for flouting certification rules and tampering with the content of the film CBFC has always tried to stay true to its guidelines and has been making the certification process as smooth and systematic as possible CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi said in a statementHowever want to clearly state that flouting the rules of CBFC certification is not acceptable as it compromises the role of systems balances Further it also portrays the industry in an irresponsible light he addedAfter the trailer of Bhavai was released last week the makers made two modifications changed the title of the movie and removed a sequence showing two actors playing Ram and Raavan in conversation with each other after it was criticised by a section for being offensiveCBFC said the distorted trailer is a contravention of the Cinematograph Certification Rules It said it has sought an explanation from the makers by issuing a show cause notice and their reply is under consideration at present Pen Studios was unavailable for comment Bhavai also starring Aindrita Ray Rajendra Gupta Rajesh Sharma and Abhimanyu Singh is set to release theatrically on October 1 PTI KKP MIN BK BK