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The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Monday told the Bombay High Court that BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, co-producer of the movie Emergency, has agreed to the cuts suggested by the revising committee.

A division bench of the high court comprising Justice BP Colabawalla and Justice Firdosh Pooniwalla was hearing a petition filed by Zee Studios, claiming that the CBFC had arbitrarily withheld the censor certificate after issuing it.

During the hearing, Advocate Sharan Jagtiani, appearing for Zee Studios, informed the bench that Kangana Ranaut had accepted the cuts suggested by the CBFC's revising committee. Nonetheless, he mentioned that he would need to take further instructions from his client.

Dr. Abhinav Chandrachud, appearing for the CBFC, informed the bench that the suggested cuts were minor, not even amounting to a minute in total.

Earlier, the CBFC had told the Bombay High Court that the censor certificate could be issued subject to these cuts suggested by the revising committee of the CBFC.

The high court had previously directed the revising committee to make and communicate its decision to Zee Studios and the court by September 25.

During earlier hearings, the bench questioned whether the ruling party was acting against its own BJP MP, Kangana Ranaut, who is the actress and co-producer of the movie.

Various protests emerged from the Sikh community after the trailer was released, with protestors alleging that the movie was anti-Sikh and should not be released.

The Bombay High Court had directed the CBFC to consider the representations made by the protestors and decide whether to issue the censor certificate or not.