Ram Gopal Varma: Censor will not have issue with 'The Attacks of 26/11'

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is all set with his film 'The Attacks of 26/11', based on the real incident the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, says he is not worried about the censor board which will not have any issue with this film.

"There are two aspects to this film. It's captured the way it is and there is no conspiracy in it. I don't see there will be any issue from the censor board with this film. The visual effect might look a little hard hitting because of the violence or else I don't see any other issues," Ram Gopal Varma told IANS at a press conference for the film.

The release date of the film will be declared only once the film is approved by the censor board, he said.

Eros International in association with Alumbra Entertainment Media presents 'The Attacks of 26/11'.
Yogen Shah
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma invited policemen who battled Pakistani terrorists in Mumbai in 2008, to view a 7-minute sequence of the movie.
According to Varma, the 26/11 siege that killed 166 people was more terrifying than the 2001 attack in the US.
Varma, who is known for attracting publicity through unconventional methods, was slammed for being insensitive to the victims of the terrorist attacks at that time.
The events of 26/11 will always be remembered, not only the sorrow but also the valour and humanity that was displayed that day.
The content of the film is a cinematic interpretation of the tragic events.
The Attacks Of 26/11 is a Film by Ram Gopal Varma based on the 2008 attacks in Mumbai.
The film features Sanjay Jaiswal and Nana Patekar among others.
The movie gives viewers an insight of 26/11, when nine trained terrorists held Mumbai hostage for 60 hours.
The official first seven minutes of Ram Gopal Varma's film 'The Attacks of 26/11' was released on November 23, 2012.
Varma intends to release it early 2013 in both Indian and international markets.
The cast is completely new along with some known actors (Nana Patekar).
Never in the history of the world were there more terrifying attacks than those that happened on 9/11 in New York. But in the sheer audacity of their execution, the attack on Mumbai was far more shocking, Varma said.
The 49-year-old ever-experimenting filmmaker said that it is one of the most important films of his career.
The director, who had visited the Taj Mahal hotel with the then Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and actor-son Ritesh Deshmukh soon after the attacks, had denied plans of a movie on the tragedy amid huge public and media outcry.
Varma said the film is primarily meant for the international audience and is being made with a budget of around Rs 40 crores.
The attacks of 26/11 will detail every aspect of the carnage beginning with the terrorists taking over Amar solanki's trawler 'Kuber'.

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$RGV: Censor won\'t have issue with \'Attacks of 26/11\'$

The release date of the film will be declared only once the film is approved by the censor board.

On the film, Varma said: "I feel it's eventually an attack on humanity and not on anything else. One will have to watch the film to get the core of it."

He said the film was made after intense research and he made use of three strong sources to make it look authentic.

"I had to research a lot for this film. There were three important sources and those were the eyewitnesses, police statements and judgment."

Directed by Varma and produced by Alumbra Entertainment and Eros International, 'The Attacks of 26/11' features Nana Patekar, and Sanjeev Jaiswal among others and is slated for early next year.