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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (5332)	7/31/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 12475

Indian censors block Director Shekhar Kapoor's 'Elizabeth' By Daniel Lak in Delhi The premiere of the British film Elizabeth has been postponed in India - the home country of the director, Shekhar Kapoor - because the censors say several scenes must be cut. The national Censor Board has refused to allow the film to be distributed until the scenes - including a beheading and a sex scene -are cut. The sex scene is not particularly explicit, but it was enough to offend conservative sensibilities on the occasionally fickle Censor Board. Mr Kapoor says he will not make the cuts. He and the film's stars, Cate Blanchett and Joseph Fiennes, are due to arrive in Delhi later this weekend for ceremonies to launch the film on the Indian market. The premiere in Delhi next week, to which the Indian president and prime minister had been invited, has been cancelled. Critical acclaim for Kapoor Indian cinema is proud of Shekhar Kapoor, even though he makes many of his films abroad these days. His success with Elizabeth in Britain and America, and his Academy Award nominations, have increased his stature at home immeasurably. He is already well known for the controversial but respected film Bandit Queen, about the life of the Indian criminal gang leader turned politician, Phoolan Devi. But there is widespread embarrassment here at the fate of his current film Elizabeth. Critics had observed that his finely honed sense of politics and the absurdity of human behaviour - something very important in the best Indian cinema - had stood him in good stead in making Elizabeth news.bbc.co.uk 'Why doesn't the Censor Board realise its view could be wrong, that maybe the world knows better' Shekhar Kapur is upset. Again. 216.32.165.70 What the censors want cut 216.32.165.70