NIHALANI SHOWS HIS POLITICAL COLORS

Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalanihas has said that Madhur Bhandarkar’s film, based on Indira Gandhi declared Emergency, doesn’t require a No Objection Certificate from anyone in the Gandhi family, as there’s “No mention of Mrs Gandhi or Sanjay Gandhi” in the trailer. “I want to congratulate  Madhur for blowing the lid off one of the most shameful chapters of Indian politics,” said Nihalani. The chief has been in controversy ever since he took over for his linkage with ruling party of India, and his stance on the movie proves the same, many cine goers believe.

 Award-winning feminist drama “Lipstick Under My Burkha” is set to hit screens next month. and the makers have released a brand-new poster which is quite bold. The poster, which shows the middle finger in the form of a lipstick. Many in India interpret the poster as a reply to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) which initially refused to certify it saying its “story is lady oriented” and contains “sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography.”

The official Twitter handle of ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ shared the poster along with the release date which is on July 21. “A dash of red can spark off a rebellion. Catch #LipstickUnderMyBurkha in cinemas on 21 July! #LipstickRebellionBegins,” read the tweet.

It is not just the ‘lipstick’ middle finger which is bold, but the tag line also reads ‘It takes balls to be a woman’ with the word ‘balls’ crossed.

The film directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Praskah Jha was initially denied a certificate. The makers then approached the then appealed to the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), which directed the CBFC to clear it with an ‘A’ certificate after snipping a few scenes featuring sexual content. However, the release was stalled as it didn’t get a distributor to take the film to the screens.

Finally, Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor decided to present the film and it will be released under Alt Entertainment, a subsidiary of Balaji Motion Pictures.