It’s already flawed logic to deem a film inappropriate merely because it provides a perspective that could be displeasing to a certain segment of the audience.

There are contanious sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography, and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society, hence film refused under guidelines.” The board’s letter to the film’s producer, Prakash Jha, stated that “the story is lady-oriented, their fantasy above life. But the refusal to certify this film, while unsurprising, has hit a particularly raw nerve for the wording used to explain its decision. With a group as notoriously orthodox as the CBFC so often standing between films and theaters, then, some may say that the content of “Lipstick Under My Burkha”- bold in the context of Indian cinema - was bound to raise a few flags.

More recently, in 2015, it raised objections to sex scenes in films like Anupam Sharma’s “UnIndian” and Shonali Bose’s “Margarita With a Straw,” calling for re-edits that shortened the allegedly offensive depictions before clearing them for release.Īnd in its most high-profile and heavily disputed controversy to date, the CBFC called for a record 94 cuts pertaining to strong language, drug use and the mention of state names in last June’s star-studded “Udta Punjab,” arguing that the content jeopardized the country’s integrity and could compromise tourism in the region. Some may recall the outright bans in the past of movies deemed too vulgar, like Shekhar Kapur’s “Bandit Queen” in 1994, or Mira Nair’s “Kama Sutra – A Tale of Love” in 1996. The CBFC has long been the bane of films that push the envelope as far as social issues or physical intimacy are concerned. Infuriating as it is, this is hardly the board’s first frustrating clampdown.

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