Farhan Akhtar opens up about Lipstick Under My Burkha being denied certification by CBFC!

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.

Film 'Jai Gangaajal' co-producer Milind Dabke files police complaint against Prakash Jha!

Much-admired director Prakash Jha, who had last directed and co-produced Priyanka Chopra-starrer Jai Gangaajal, has been accused of fraud and cheating by co-producer Milind Dabke.

In his statement made to the police, Dabke has alleged that his company is yet to receive the master copy of the movie 'Jai Gangaajal', which is causing losses to their production house as they are unable to execute any commercial deals or sell satellite rights of the movie to any TV channel in the absence of the original copy. Dabke further added that in the case of another collaboration with Jha, the Arshad Warsi-starrer Fraud Saiyaan, though there was an agreement to grant all copyrights to the company, the copyright of sound recording of the film was sold to another music company.

On his part, Prakash Jha Productions CEO Sunil Agrawal claimed that the allegations are untrue and added that the case has been filed with an intention to gain cheap publicity. Sunil further told that if this harassment continues, they will be compelled to file a harassment case against Dabke.

Filmmaker Prakash Jha trains himself to compose music!

Much-admired filmmaker Prakash Jha, who has helmed forthcoming cop drama Jai Gangaajal, has also made his acting debut in the movie, but the director is not one to rest on his laurels and wants to explore more avenues, it seems.

In a current interview, Jha confessed that he has started playing the piano to compose something and that he will make his debut as a music composer as and when he gets the confidence to come up with tunes. In the movie, Jha will be seen playing the role of a corrupt cop named BN Singh, who turns over a new leaf and joins forces with the protagonist Abha Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) to take on the anti-social elements in their jurisdiction.

Prakash Jha makes grown men quake in their boots, says Priyanka Chopra!

Priyanka Chopra, who will be playing the role of a female IPS officer in Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal, lately shared a teaser video of the film's making on her Instagram account, which shows the ace director taking his crew members to task.

Priyanka shared the video with her fans and along with it she, posted, ''Here's a little known fact about Prakash Jha... apart from being an amazing director, he also has a talent for making grown men quake in their boots every time he picked up the directors mike! Fun to watch when it's directed elsewhere... scary to be on the receiving end! #PrakashJha sorry sir but I just couldn't resist! #jaigangaajal.''

  

Director Prakash Jha is making his acting debut with the cop drama and has been getting rave reviews for his act in the film, ever since the trailer of the movie has been revealed. Priyanka, who is currently shooting for the second season of her American TV show Quantico, is also making all the right noises with her tough cop act.

Prakash Jha visited see over 50 Police Stations for 'Jai Gangaajal'!

Prakash Jha, who is currently busy with the city promotions of his next Jai Gangaajal, was lately in Chandigarh to promote his Priyanka Chopra starrer and the filmmaker met over 150 female cops in the union territory.

During his interaction with the female police officers, Jha disclosed, ''Jai Gangaajal is a story drawn from the experiences of several police officers that I have met. I visited 52 police stations located in the interiors of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh before I started work on this film. I know how difficult it is for our female police officers to work in those trying conditions. Most police stations don't even have proper toilet facilities.''

The ace filmmaker stated that he made the movie on society-police relationship as the subject is very close to his heart. In fact, he roped in Neeraj Kumar, former Commissioner of Police, Delhi, as a consultant as he didn't want to cite any incorrect laws and rules in the movie.

The trailer of the movie was screened for Chandigarh's brave female cops and it received an overwhelming response from them, much to the filmmaker's delight. Vega Tamotia and Rahul Bhatt, who are playing key roles in the movie, were also present at the do. The female police officers even posed for selfies with the film's team, post the event.

Priyanka Chopra was always the first choice for 'Jai Gangaajal', reveals Prakash Jha!

Priyanka Chopra, who had lately wowed everybody with her portrayal of the gracious Kashibai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani, will be next seen playing a harsh cop in Prakash Jha's Jai Gangaajal and we hear that Jha had Priyanka in mind as the first choice to play the central character Abha Mathur.

Sanctioning the news, Jha told that Priyanka was his first and last choice for the role of IPS officer SP Abha Mathur and that they both had wanted to work with each other since years. Jha further revealed that she contacted him when he was writing Jai Gangaajal and told him that she wanted to do this role and that no other actress should be signed up for this.

Have to work very hard to make my relevant films entertaining for the audience, reveals Prakash Jha!

National Award-winning filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is known for making socially significant movies, is currently on a promotional spree for his forthcoming cop drama Jai Gangaajal and during a promotional event in Ranchi, he told that it is a challenge for him to make his hard-hitting movies entertaining.

At a Press conference in Jharkhand's capital, when asked if it is hard to make the kind of movies that he is known for, the ace director told, ''Each film of mine focuses on our ever-changing society. Yes, it’s very challenging to make socially relevant films and to present them in an entertaining way as my films release in the same theaters as adult comedies and in the same amount of money people can see either. So I have to work very hard to attract my audience and to make them engage with my content. But there are no two ways about it.''

Written and directed by Prakash Jha, produced by Prakash Jha Productions and Play Entertainment and co-produced by Milind Dabke, Jai Gangaajal revisits the dusty heartland of Central India and examines the society–police relationship. Starring Priyanka Chopra, the movie is all set to release on 4th March, 2016. Jai Gangaajal is not a prequel or a sequel to Ajay Devgn starrer Gangaajal but is a new story.

Twelve funky folk songs for Jai Gangaajal!

Much-admired filmmaker Prakash Jha is known for making hard-hitting and relevant movies on many social issues and this time, he is exploring the relationship between police and the society with his forthcoming directorial venture Jai Gangaajal.

Music has always played a very important role in Jha's movies but, this time instead of using a powerful background score, the National Award-winning filmmaker has used earthy folk songs to take the screenplay of his movie to the next level. Believe it or not, the movie will have twelve songs composed by Salim-Sulaiman!

Talking about the film's music, Prakash Jha told, ''You will be very surprised to know that my film has twelve songs. They have been composed by Salim-Sulaiman and all them are very beautiful and earthy.''

Salim Merchant revealed, ''Prakash ji told us that he wants to adorn each sequence, be it action or emotional, with a song. We were very surprised at his request and wondered how we will do it. Music has always been an integral part of Prakash ji's films but this time he wanted songs instead of a background score. It's a very new and interesting treatment.''

Sulaiman Merchant further added, ''It's always a unique experience to work with Prakash Jha because he always takes us to an experimental stage. Our film's music is very funky folk as we have presented popular folk songs in a very modern way and the end result is fantastic."

Award-winning lyricist Manoj Muntashir, who is known for his work in hits like Baahubali, PK and Baby to name a few, has penned the lyrics of the film. Disco King Bappi Lahiri has also lent his voice to one of the songs of the film. The trailer of the movie has received double thumbs up from both the audiences and the critics and one can hear the song 'uttar bhaag le' sung by Sukhwinder Singh in its background, which infuses a new life in all the scenes of the trailer.

Written and directed by Prakash Jha, produced by Prakash Jha Productions and Play Entertainment and co-produced by Milind Dabke, Jai Gangaajal revisits the dusty heartland of Central India and examines the society–police relationship. Starring Priyanka Chopra, the movie is all set to release on 4th March, 2016. Jai Gangaajal is not a prequel or a sequel to Ajay Devgn starrer Gangaajal but is a fresh story.

Prakash Jha spoilt me on the sets of Jai Gangaajal, reveals Manav Kaul!

Manav Kaul, who has proved his acting ability with his power-packed performances in movies like Kai Po Che, Citylights and Wazir, will be next seen playing the antagonist - Bablu Pandey in Prakash Jha's forthcoming movie Jai Gangaajal and the actor tells that he thoroughly enjoyed himself while working on the cop-drama.

  

Talking about his experience of working with Jha on the movie, the actor told, ''It's an honour for me to have got an opportunity to work with Prakash sir and to be a part of this film. I always say that sir has spoilt me because he made me feel so comfortable that I didn't even realize when the film got over.''

  

''He has written Bablu Pandey's character so beautifully that after finishing my scenes, each day, I would go back to my room and think waah kya scene hua hai,'' he told.

  

Starring Priyanka Chopra, the movie is all set to release on 4th March, 2016. 

Embarrassed Priyanka weeps on the sets on sets of ‘Jai Gangaajal’!

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who will be seen playing a straightforward cop in Prakash Jha's forthcoming movie Jai Gangaajal, is quite a tough girl but her co-star Manav Kaul made her break down and weep brokenheartedly on the sets of the movie!

It seems that while filming a fight scene wherein Priyanka was supposed to kick Manav, she accidently kicked Kaul in his throat. An embarrassed Priyanka instantly apologized but even though Manav assured her that he was not hurt bad, the actress was stunned by guilt and ended up weeping on the sets, compelling everyone to halt the shooting for some time.