Prakash Jha's new production Lipstick Under My Burkha's
trailer was uncovered last year and it was loved critically by many. The female
oriented movie stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra and
Plabita Borthakur.
The movie talks about the lives of four women who live a
secret life to attain freedom from their usual life. The film is directed by
Alankrita Shrivastava and was sent to CBFC for certification last month.
But they refused to certify stating that it's a female
oriented movie. The notice specified, "The story is lady oriented, their
fantasy above life. There are contentious sexual scenes, abusive
words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section
of society, hence film refused under guidelines 1(a), 2(vii), 2(ix), 2(x),
2(xi), 2(xii) and 3(i)."
When a famous magazine asked Prakash about it, he specified,
"As a country, we must encourage freedom of expression but 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 Burkhaperhaps does and I believe our
audience deserve to watch it."
Whereas Alankrita told, "It's a feminist film with a
strong female voice which challenges patriarchy. I think that's why they don't
want to certify it. As a filmmaker, I stand by the story and will fight for it
till the end."
Now, numerous Bollywood celebrities took to their Twitter
pages and expressed their disappointment over this decision of CBFC.
Farhan Akhtar posted the CBFC notice and tweeted about it telling,
"Below is the reason CBFC listed for denying #LipstickUnderMyBurkha a
release. Keep your barf bag ready.."
This is not the first time CBFC has refused to certify a
film. Previously, the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Haraamkhor which
dealt with the teacher-student relationship was refused by CBFC. But, was ultimately
passed by the FCAT.
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