No film should be banned: Konkona Sensharma

Actress Konkona Sensharma is upset with the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to deny a certificate to her film "Lipstick Under My Burkha".

Published: Sunday,Mar 19, 2017 16:54 PM GMT-06:00

IANS

Actress Konkona Sen Sharma is upset with the decision of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to deny a certificate to her film "Lipstick Under My Burkha".

She feels the CBFC should just give a certificate, and not ban films at all.

"I am really fed up of the fact that these kinds of films are banned and so many other kind of films are not. No films should be banned at all," Konkona said.

The film, also starring Ratna Pathak Shah, chronicles the secret lives of four women of different ages in a small town in India as they search for different kinds of freedom.

"Lipstick Under My Burkha" has been deemed too "lady oriented" in content and according to the censor board, it is laced with sexual scenes and abusive words.

Konkona added: "I think the CBFC should just give a certificate. It's important that we watch all kinds of films and it's important that we watch films where women talk about themselves."

The actress talked about the film on show "March on Women", which will air on CNN-News18 on Saturday.

"Lipstick Under My Burkha" won a Gender Equality Award at the Mumbai Film Festival last year and recently won the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival.

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Comments (2)

CherHorowitz @TotalBetty

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I agree about certification or grading for Indian movies... People in india do bring small kids to U/A films...
Kids watch 'everything' in India

7 years ago

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libsrocks @libsrocks

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I just wish we have more certificates for the films...people in india tend to bring small kids in U/A films just because there is an U in the certificate.
I beg to differ about bans...useless cheap comedies should really be banned. How do serious and inspiring movies gets 50 cuts over bad language, explicit scenes or violence but not a single cut on cheap comedies that make ur movie-watching experience a living torture?
Bollywood is ridiculed for its content because all good movies are banned in India due to people's so-called sentitments. They cannot respect their women at home but get angry over little stain over their dead queen's image. They cannot help a poor or needy to please the Gods but would rage over a movie which questions orthodox rituals of religion in name of pleasing Gods. Sentiments of such people that cannot bear cinematic liberty or understand the concept of film arts but would be an absolute racist, sexist, secret c-grade movie-watching hypocrites!
Movies that got standing ovation in foreign land were not even released in its mother land. If they wish to be ashamed of something regarding today's Bollywood movies then this should be the reason.

7 years ago