The screening of Prakash Jha's home production ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ is taking place at the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) in New Delhi today
After Censor Board ban, 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' screened for FCAT
'Lipstick Under My Burkha'
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The screening of Prakash Jha's home production 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' is taking place at the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) in New Delhi today.
The film has been rejected by Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) stating that the film is not fit for public viewing due to sexual references and abusive language.
The FCAT team watching the film are Justice Sareen, Shekhar Ayyer, Poonam Dhillon, Senior Advocate Veena Gupta and former journalist and activist Shazia Ilmi.
A source close to the unit said, "The screening of the film will get over only at around 5 pm. After that we will know the fate of the film."
My thoughts as i await a decision on #lipstickundermyburkha https://t.co/stDjqB9NkV @LipstickMovie pic.twitter.com/waWk9QeBas
— Alankrita (@alankrita601) March 24, 2017
Actress Konkona Sensharma was upset with the decision of the 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.
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.
"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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