‘Shortcut Romeo’ kissing scene cut short by censors

‘Shortcut Romeo’ has been certified U/A by the censor board after it reduced the kissing scene between Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta by half.

Confirming this, Susi Ganeshan told Mid-Day, “The film has got a U/A certificate with cuts. It is a very intense drama, which has a strong message in it. The liplock scene between Neil and Puja has been reduced to 50 percent. So, the kissing scene has been diluted as per request of the censor board.”

“I think liplock is very common in Bollywood but in south it’s like a big deal. I thought the kissing scene was necessary as it goes with the flow of the film,” he added.

‘Shortcut Romeo’ is the director’s first Bollywood release after a string of hits in the South Indian film industry with ‘Virumbugiren’, ‘Thiruttu Payal’ and ‘Kanthaswamy’.