Sad! Lipstick Under My Burkha Gets Rejected By The CBFC With No Certification
Controversial film Lipstick Under My Burkha gets rejected by the CBFC and is left high & dry with no certification. Prakash Jha is miffed with the CBFC's decision & vows to fight back.
The
Censor
Board
is
back
to
square
one
with
its
'sanskaari'
moral
high
values
and
has
rejected
Prakash
Jha's
upcoming
controversial
film
'Lipstick
Under
My
Burkha'
and
left
it
high
and
dry
with
no
certification.
The
reason
the
CBFC
decided
not
to
certify
the
film
is
quite
shocking,
as
the
board
stated,
"The
story
is
lady
oriented." Pretty
ridiculous,
isn't
it?
A
leading
tabloid
revealed
the
statements
from
the
CBFC
which
read
as,
"The
story
is
lady
oriented,
their
fantasy
above
life.
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
1(a),
2(vii),
2(ix),
2(x),
2(xi),
2(xii)
and
3(i)."
Film-maker
Prakash
Jha
is
furious
that
his
film
has
not
been
certified
and
said,
"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
Burkha
perhaps
does
and
I
believe
our
audience
deserve
to
watch
it."
Lipstick
Under
My
Burkha
stars
Konkona
Sen,
Ratna
Pathak
Shah,
Aahana
Kumra
and
Plabita
Borthakur
in
the
lead
roles
and
revolves
around
the
storyline
of
the
secret
lives
of
these
women
as
they
search
for
a
little
more
freedom.
The
film
is
currently
being
showcased
at
various
international
film
festivals
but
sadly,
our
own
country's
CBFC
has
refused
to
certify
it.
Check
out
the
teaser
of
Lipstick
Under
My
Burkha
below!