The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been slapped by a legal notice by Peter Mukherjea’s lawyers.
In the notice Mukherjea demanded that Dark Chocolate, a film loosely based on the Sheena Bora murder case, should be held back from release until the accused get to see it.
The media czar is worried that Kolkata based director, Agnidev Chatterjee’s work of fiction will reflect badly on those involved, who have not been proved guilty yet.
The film is expected to be released in March. Mahima Chaudhury, Riya Sen, Rajesh Sharma and Sudip Mukherjee have acted in the film. The film’s director is enraged by the new development.
I don’t know why they have approached the censor board. They should have appealed to the court and sought an injunction. This is just harassment. They are asking the censor board to let them watch the film. The notice says that whatever is in the film might resemble Peter Mukherjea’s life. It’s a dangerous statement. Dark Chocolate is also a fiction film.Agnidev Chatterjee, Filmmaker
The film’s producer Pradip Churiwal told the media that since the film has not been shown to anybody, there’s no way that Peter Mukherjea could know of what stand it takes.
The notice is marked to the CBFC not to issue any certificate for public exhibition. The allegations are unfounded and arbitrary. The notice says they have gathered information through friends and well wishers. We have not shown the film to anybody... how can they know the content of the film?Pradip Churiwal, Producer of Dark Chocolate
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