Prakash Jha: I Really Laughed When I Read The Way CBFC Had Interpreted 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'

Alankrita Shrivastava’s upcoming movie ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ is up for a release, after being gripped by controversies. The movie stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in the lead roles. The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) recently directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant the film an A certificate after “voluntary and some additional cuts and deletions”.

At a recently held press meeting, the film’s producer Prakash Jha stated, “I really laughed when I read the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) decision and the way they had interpreted the whole film. It was ridiculous to interpret a story like that”. He went on to say, “We all know that in all societies, we have taken it for granted that women will have to look, behave, think and even dream in a particular way which is entirely male oriented”.

“They will be part of our life but the way we (men) want them to be. Women cannot think, dream or talk about their career, sexuality or satisfaction which has now become a well understood norm. Here was this story of four women in a very normal, funny conversation talking about their dreams, feelings, aspirations, bodies, sexuality, career and then what happened? A male gazing mind oriented CBFC gets scared about how women can talk about themselves and think. So I was very confident that if it's presented properly and a set of people look at it with a rational point of view, it will be understood. And that's what happened”, Jha added.

Jha also revealed that nothing has been asked from the movie to be deleted except 10 seconds here or there and a word or two.

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