James Bond nearly killed M

What follows is Bond hunting the organisation responsible for the deaths of those closest to him, namely the prior M. His path leads him to the nefarious terrorist organisation, Spectre and its feared leader Franz Oberhauser who has his own personal agenda for causing Bond misery.

Ashoke Pandit, a member of the censor board confirmed the news to BBC Hindi and described the decision as “shameful”. This seems like a joke.

Spectre, the costliest film till date in the James Bond series yet again features Daniel Craig as the suave, gun totting agent 007.

He wrote: “Heard Censor Board trimmed kiss length in a Bond movie”.

“Yes, this decision [to cut kissing scenes] was taken by Pahlaj Nihalani”.

Censors in India regularly intervene when they decide films are too steamy or offensive, prompting criticism that they are too strict and conservative. This film is no less when it comes to the Bond’s promiscuous behavior or the fancy cars, but with a story that is right in front of you demanding no mind-play, things get way too simple to interpret. They photoshopped Bond girls out of bikinis, tampered with intimate scenes and put actor Daniel Craig into traditional Indian wear.

“Just because I didn’t succumb 2 #PahalajNihalani’s likes & dislikes, I’ve never bn called 2 see a film in the revising committee”.

Earlier this year the CBFC blocked the release of “Fifty Shades of Grey” in India, despite being shown a toned-down version of the erotic movie.

In Spectre, James Bond is in a fight, not to save world from apocalypse, but to settle score with his nemesis. The visuals are two kissing scenes in the film which have now been lessened to half. The much awaited film was not allowed to be released even after voluntary cuts from the distributors were promised.

Director Vishal Pandya says: “In my film, I have actors, songs, sex and a franchise”. There’s an urgency to his action scenes, but because the script lacks real depth, you’re invested neither in his romance with Seydoux, nor for a moment are you anxious that he can’t take on Waltz.

Nihalani could not be reached for comment.

November came crashing into theaters this weekend, finally pushing the lingering successes of a weak October out of the way and setting up what is likely to be one of the stronger holiday seasons at the box office.