Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who formed the
Shyam Benegal Committee on the backdrop of the criticism meted out to CBFC chairman
Pahlaj Nihalani for censorship, is “surprised” about the refusal of certification to
Lipstick Under My Burkha
.
While he refused to comment on the reason behind this refusal, as he is yet to watch the film, he says, “We need to look at a lot of things. According to our report on the policy, such refusal could be contested. However, I cannot understand the present situation. I don’t have any idea about what happened to the detailed report that we submitted. We submitted the reports in two parts – in April and October. We have suggested what the new structure should be like, but there has been no communication from the government yet.”
The Shyam Benegal Committee Report lays down a holistic approach towards the certification of films and incorporates creative and artistic freedom. The panel, headed by Shyam Benegal and consisting members like Kamal Haasan, filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, ad-man Piyush Pandey, film critic Bhawana Somaaya, director Goutam Ghose and NFDC Managing Director Nina Lath Gupta, limits CBFC’s role to only certifying films and categorising the suitability to audience groups on the basis of age and maturity. It also states that artistic expression and creative freedom should not unduly be curbed in the process of classification of films. (Source: Press Information Bureau)
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