CBFC Chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani is criticised for his cuts and bans on films of not his choice Currently, he has refused to certify the movie Lipstick Under My Burkha Earlier, he had given 91 cuts to Udta Punjab, a film on drug mafia in Punjab Twitter has seen red over Nihalani’s comments about the film
Lipstick Under My Burkha titled in Hindi as Lipstick Waale Sapne directed by Alankrita Shrivastava and produced by Prakash Jha has come under the scanner Pahlaj Nihalani, who says the movie talks about women having sexual desires and he finds the feeling not appropriate!
“There are contentious sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society,” said Nihalani.
The film starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Ratna Pathak, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles along with Sushant Singh, Vikrant Massey, Shashank Arora, Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Jagat Singh Solanki revolves around the life of four women, a burqa-clad college girl, a young beautician, a mother of three and a 55-year-old widow who rediscover their sexuality.
The film has won Spirit of Asia Prize and Oxfam Award at the Tokyo and Mumbai Film Festivals for bringing up the theme of gender equality.
This is how Twitter has seen red over Nihalani’s insensitive comments on the sensitivity of women.
