Filmmaker Mukesh Modi, who has helmed the upcoming movie ‘Political War’, is quite upset with the Censor Board of Film Certification in India (CBFC) as it has refused to grant a censor certificate to the film. As a result, the film is unable to get a release in cinemas. The filmmaker has been in India for the past three months to get a censor certificate, but all his efforts went in vain as the revising committee ultimately rejected the film’s application on December 22, 2023.

Mukesh Modi has said that the initial title of the film was ‘2024 Election War’ but it was changed to ‘Political War’ after the board raised an objection to the initial title. Even after the film was submitted to the revising committee without a show-cause notice, it was rejected. The reason stated was that the faces of the film’s actors resembled Indian politicians. Mukesh Modi expressed his frustration, stating that due to the lack of a censor certificate, he won’t be able to release his film in theatres. The filmmaker also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that there is no time for filmmakers like him. He called the response of the CBFC officials “unsatisfactory”.