CBFC Rejects To Certify Prakash Jha's Lipstick Under My Burkha

Looks like it will not be an easy ride for Prakash Jha to get certification for his flick yet again. After complications with Jai Gangaajal, featuring Priyanka Chopra, his latest Lipstick Under My Burkha is struggling to get ‘U/A’ certificate. Censor Board’s Examining Committee has now rejected the flick on the grounds of contanious sexual scenes, abusive words and audio pornography.

In its statement, the CBFC claimed, “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).”

Responding to the refusal from the board Prakash Jha 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”. The movie is set in a small town and features Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur. The flick portrays the secret lives of these four women in search of a little freedom.

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