The actor also made public the names and bank-account details of the individuals to whom the money had been transferred.
File photo of actor Vishal. (VishalKOfficial/Facebook)
Actor Vishal, whose film Mark Antony‘s Hindi version was released in North India on Thursday, 28 September, has levelled some serious allegations of corruption against the Mumbai office of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Vishal alleged that certain people from the CBFC unit in Mumbai demanded ₹6.5 lakh to watch the Hindi version of Mark Antony and grant it a certificate.
Taking to social media platforms, Vishal said, “Corruption being shown on the silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Can’t digest. Especially in government offices. And even worse happening in #CBFC Mumbai office. [sic]”
The actor alleged that he had to pay a bribe of ₹6.5 lakh to CBFC officials to get the Hindi version of his film screened and certified.
He said, “Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film Mark Antony Hindi version. Two transactions. ₹3 Lakh for screening and ₹3.5 lakh for certification. Never faced this situation ever in my career. Had no option but to pay the concerned mediator Menaga because too much at stake since the movie released today.”
The actor also made public the names and bank account details of the individuals to whom the money had been transferred.
#Corruption being shown on silver screen is fine. But not in real life. Cant digest. Especially in govt offices. And even worse happening in #CBFC Mumbai office. Had to pay 6.5 lacs for my film #MarkAntonyHindi version. 2 transactions. 3 Lakhs for screening and 3.5 Lakhs for… pic.twitter.com/3pc2RzKF6l
— Vishal (@VishalKOfficial) September 28, 2023
Stating that he was bringing this to the notice of the chief minister of Maharashtra and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vishal said he was exposing corruption not for himself but for the sake of producers.
He also said, “Doing this is not for me but for future producers. NOT HAPPENING. My hard-earned money gone for corruption ??? No way. Evidence down for all to hear. Hope truth prevails as always. GB.”
The actor even posted a video clip explaining what had happened in detail.
“It is a very sad thing that has happened. We applied online for the film’s certificate. Yes, we had to come in at the last minute because of technical issues. We were taken aback by what happened over there in the CBFC office,” said Vishal, occasionally speaking in broken Hindi.
“On Monday, when my person visited the place, there was an option given to us. They asked us for ₹6.5 lakh to certify the film and present us with the certificate. We were left with no option. This was done by one lady. I do not know if she is Ms or Mrs Menaka, who did the entire transaction,” he said.
“Of course, it is recorded. It is not our job to record but I really wanted to record this… It’s not ordinary money and it is hard-earned money. I paid the money and my film has been certified and released in North India. But this is such a sad thing. If this is the case in government offices, I request the higher officials to look into the matter,” he said, pleading with the higher officials to look into the issue of corruption.
“Corruption, yes, my honourable prime minister has always stood against corruption and every leader stands against corruption and this is corruption. Please look into it and we do have the evidence. We recorded the conversation to tell the world what is happening in CBFC Mumbai,” Vishal said.
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