Bollywood Slams CBFC for Not Approving ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’

The ban hasn’t gone down well with Bollywood who reacted strongly against the decision by CBFC.
Prashant Bhardwaj
Bollywood
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A poster of Lipstick Under My Burkha. (Photo courtesy: Facebook)
A poster of <i>Lipstick Under My Burkha. </i>(Photo courtesy: Facebook)
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The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), doesn’t approve of filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava’s Lipstick Under My Burkha. The film, which has been awarded the Oxfam Award for Best Film on Gender Equality, and has been selected for several international film festivals, unfortunately does not meet the CBFC’s standards of a film that can be watched by Indians.

The ban hasn’t gone down well with Bollywood, who reacted strongly against this decision by CBFC.

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Published: 24 Feb 2017,09:11 PM IST

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