CBFC denies certifying ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ again

The makers of ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ have once again approached FCAT after the CBFC in India failed to certify the controversial film again.

According to Mid-Day, FCAT has directed CBFC to certify the film within seven days in an order issued on 26th May. Back in April, FCAT had directed the CBFC to issue an ‘A’ certificate for the film but CBFC has delayed the process on reasons not disclosed.

Producer Prakash Jha told the publication, “Since the CBFC was not issuing the certificate, we had to approach the FCAT again. I’m glad the FCAT has directed the CBFC to issue the certification to the film within the week. We will be announcing the release date soon.”

Says filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava, “These are pressure tactics by the CBFC. They are once again trying to do their best to stifle the voices of women. Because the FCAT has pointed out that the CBFC cannot deny certification to a film because it is “lady-oriented”, the CBFC is just delaying the process. But it has been weeks. And we have been waiting to get the certification in hand so we can announce a release date. We first applied for the censor certificate at the end of December. It is now almost June. Who is going to pay for the delay of five months?”

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