'B-Town Supports Any Film Because It's Fashionable', Nihalani On Lipstick Under My Burkha Row

Chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihalani who has apparently banned the upcoming film Lipstick Under My Burkha has lashed out at all the filmmakers from the industry who have objections to his decision.

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The Prakash Jha film has come under fire for its lurid language, sexual innuendos and suggestions of the sex act.

Speaking to a leading daily, the CBFC Chief said, ¡°First of all, we didn¡¯t ban the film Lipstick Under My Burkha. The Examining Committee saw the film and refused to certify it. Now, the Revising Committee has also refused to certify the film. The film¡¯s producer, Prakash Jha, says he will go to the Tribunal of the censor board. He knows the procedure. He has been through it with many of his films, including his last Jai Gangaajal. So what¡¯s the fuss about.¡±

He questioned Bollywood saying, ¡°Have Sudhir Mishra, Farhan Akhtar and Kabir Khan seen Lipstick Under My Burkha? How can they jump into the controversy just because it is fashionable to support any film that talks about women¡¯s empowerment? How genuine is this film¡¯s feminism? They attack me calling me a maker of ¡®B¡¯ grade films and listing vulgar songs that I¡¯ve used in my films.

But those songs are not even in my film. As for making ¡®B¡¯ grade films why only ¡®B¡¯ grade? I may have made ¡®C¡¯ grade and ¡®Z¡¯ grade films too. That doesn¡¯t give me the right to certify objectionable content in my capacity as the chairperson of the CBFC. I may have made films that I might have cut if they came to me during my tenure as CBFC chief.¡±

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