▁premi ere ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁initially ▁denied ▁a ▁release ▁in ▁India ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁country ' s ▁Central ▁Board ▁of ▁Film ▁Cert ification ▁( CB FC ) ▁refused ▁a ▁certificate , ▁stating ▁that ▁" There ▁are ▁cont ag ious ▁[ s ic ] ▁sexual ▁scenes , ▁ab us ive ▁words , ▁audio ▁por n ography ▁and ▁a ▁bit ▁sensitive ▁touch ▁about ▁one ▁particular ▁section ▁of ▁society " ▁The ▁film m akers ▁appe aled ▁this ▁decision ▁to ▁the ▁Film ▁Cert ification ▁App ell ate ▁Trib unal ▁( FC AT ). ▁The ▁FC AT ▁viewed ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁communic ated ▁its ▁concerns ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁produ cers ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁film ▁produ cers ▁came ▁back ▁to ▁FC AT ▁with ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁volunt ary ▁cut s ▁that ▁addressed ▁the ▁raised ▁concerns . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 ▁cut s , ▁the ▁FC AT ▁suggested ▁some ▁more ▁cut s ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁C B FC ▁to ▁issue ▁an ▁A ▁certificate ▁to ▁the ▁movie ▁following ▁the ▁changes . ▁▁ ▁Sh riv ast ava ▁told ▁Ag ence - France ▁Pres se : ▁" Of ▁course ▁I ▁would ▁have ▁loved ▁no ▁cut s , ▁but ▁the ▁FC AT ▁has ▁been ▁very ▁fair ▁and ▁clear . ▁I ▁feel ▁that ▁we ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁release ▁the ▁film ▁without ▁ham per ing ▁the ▁narr ative ▁or ▁dil uting