darshans next is stalled because of a pending approval toi looks at the problems that filmmakers face for a filmmaker in india today it seems an easier task to procure a certificate from the censor board as opposed to securing one from the animal welfare board of india awbi the latest film thats got bogged down by the proceedings of the board is darshans next the release of which has been pushed by a week the film has actors riding on horseback and also has other animals in battle scenes the board has raised objections over these scenes the makers are still waiting for the boards approval says a source from the films unit this incidentally is not the first time that a darshan film has run into trouble with the board objections had been raised over scenes involving animals in his films saarathee and datta while we made datta the awbi and its rules were new the board had objected to scenes in which we used a goat that was tied up but we managed to eventually get the approval says yogish dwarakish filmmaker as per the performing animals registration rules 2001 shooting with animals should be undertaken only after getting preshoot permission from the awbi the easier option though would be for filmmakers to shoot these scenes abroad a couple of years ago when soundarya jagdish made appu pappu which featured an orangutan as the protagonist he was advised to shoot abroad initially i was advised to shoot outside india by officials as they said this would minimize permission procedures we shot in cambodia but upon our return the board asked us to validate all the scenes that featured the animal this delayed the release by three months says jagdish the ease of shooting abroad is apparently sending the makers of the telugu remake of the hangover titled action to thailand soon as they need to can scenes featuring sudeep and a tiger says a source from the team shooting with animals is much easier in thailand as getting the requisite permissions is hassle free but why does the awbi take so long to grant approvals the board meets only once a week as there are many applications it prolongs the waiting period for filmmakers it would be better if board members met more often to grant approvals to films suggests yogish and if you dont want to wait for an approval or cant afford to shoot abroad your next best bet would be to use computer graphics in fact real star upendras kanchana has sequences featuring cgi animals quips filmmaker yogaraj bhat some day it may become necessary for a filmmaker to produce a certificate that he is human and that too supported by evidence newer rules from the animal welfare board no snakes can be used in films wherever possible one must use computer graphics instead of animals inspections of scenes that feature animals in potentially harmful sequences will be conducted medical certificates for all animals