Bangalore: A censor board official today dismissed bribery charges levelled against him by Kannada producer Madan Patel and said the board was contemplating a defamation suit.
"Allegations made by Patel are false, baseless and mischievous and appears he has done this to get cheap publicity," K Nagaraju, regional censor officer of Central Board of Film Certification, told reporters here.
"CBFC is contemplating to file a criminal suit against Patel... our regional office has sought legal opinion in this regard," he said.
Patel yesterday levelled allegations against Nagaraju saying the officer had asked Rs 50,000 as bribe for censoring two songs of his controversial film 'Satyananda' and Rs five lakh for censoring the entire film.
He had also alleged there was no problem from Hyderabad and Chennai censor officers in clearing his film.
"While a few filmmakers might have differed with the rating awarded to the film or cuts recommended, it goes without saying that every producer have seen the prompt and honest functioning of the regional office," Nagaraju said.
The film has courted controversy after self-styled godman Nithyananda moved the court seeking to stay of the film apprehending that it was based on some of the aspects of his life in the wake of rape and other criminal charges against him.
The CBFC has sought legal opinion from its chairperson on two issues - whether CBFC can go ahead with examination and certification of the promo song while the issue was before the court and whether it is a case of subjudice, Nagaraju said.
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