No to `Lipstick Under My Burkha` |
National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha has found himself gearing up for yet another battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) after the committee refused to certify his upcoming film, `Lipstick Under My Burkha`. The film directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur was screened for the Censor Board`s Examining Committee in January 2017. Jha was later informed that the film cannot be certified as it is “lady-oriented, their fantasy above life” and contained “contentious sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society ". Jha, who is presently in London, is understandably enraged by the latest move of CBFC. The filmmaker said the CBFC refusing to certify films that tell uncomfortable stories discourages filmmakers from pushing the envelope. Films should challenge the status quo which is what `Lipstick Under My Burkha` perhaps does . He added that the audience deserve to watch it.” Set in small town India, `Lipstick Under My Burkha` chronicles the secret lives of four women in search of a little freedom.
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