The ongoing controversy surrounding 'Satluj' has once again brought the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) under scrutiny, reviving long-standing debates over the consistency of its certification process. After a long battle with CBFC, the Diljit Dosanjh starrer was released on OTT and removed within two days. While the film's troubled journey has reignited public discussion, veteran actress Meenakshi Sheshadri recently reflected on a similar experience from nearly four decades ago, suggesting that questions over the board's decisions have existed for years.Meenakshi looked back on her collaborations with filmmaker Rahul Rawail and actor Sunny Deol. She also shared an interesting memory about almost making her debut opposite Sunny in 'Betaab'.“A lot of people don’t know that I had done a screen test for Betaab. Dharam Ji always wanted to cast me. He once told me, ‘I couldn’t cast you then, and you went on to work with Manoj Kumar and Subhash Ghai, and gave a blockbuster like Hero. I have to cast you someday.’ When Ghayal happened, he felt it was poetic justice because I finally worked for his home production. That’s how I also got to work with Sunny. I believe Sunny and my on-screen pairing is as loved as Dharam Ji and Hema Ji’s. People appreciated us in Ghayal, Dacait and Ghatak,” she said in an interview with Faridoon Shayrar. Speaking about the 1987 film 'Dacait', Meenakshi recalled that the CBFC objected to a kissing sequence while allowing much of the film's violent content to remain.“Dacait was such a powerful film. Do you know how Rahul Rawail managed to get it through the censors? There was a song, Kis Kaaran Naiya Dole. At the beginning of the song, Sunny and I had a lip-to-lip kiss. But do you see it in the film? No. The censors said, ‘We will allow some of the violence, but you have to remove the kiss.'”Her comments have resurfaced as the CBFC faces renewed criticism over the handling of 'Satluj', originally titled 'Punjab 95'. The Diljit Dosanjh-starrer remained stuck in certification for years and was reportedly asked to implement 127 modifications before the makers chose to release it directly on OTT. However, the film was taken down from the platform within 48 hours of its premiere, with the streamer attributing the decision to “current developments” without providing additional clarification.The incident has once again sparked debate over the transparency and consistency of the certification process. Critics argue that similar scenes and themes often receive contrasting treatment, with little public explanation behind those decisions.