Lipstick Under My Burkha Censorship

It won awards at film festivals around the world yet lipstick under my burkha was banned by the indian film censors for being too lady oriented.

Lipstick under my burkha censorship. Unfortunately as deadline details india s censor board of film certification cbfc believes the film written by shrivastava with an assist from suhani kanwar and dialogue from gazal dhaliwal is not. As far as lipstick under my burkha goes director shrivastava has vowed to fight for the film s big screen release in india though it remains to be seen whether it can happen with or. A landmark decision from the film certification appellate tribunal granted lipstick under my burkha an adult certificate but the fight over censorship isn t over. Lipstick under my burkha has won awards at the tokyo and mumbai film festivals.

An award winning indian film with a feminist slant has been refused a certificate by the indian censors. The movie was denied a certificate for exhibition by central board of film certification cbfc which cited violation of guidelines number 1 a 2 vii 2. Lipstick under my burkha alankrita shrivastava s lipstick under my burkha is an award winning film about women reclaiming their freedom through small acts of resistance.