Udta Punjab, Nihalani, Nehru and the case for less censorship in a democracy

What has escaped attention during the boiling outrage over Udta Punjab is the bizarre state of film censorship in India. To take recent examples, Quentin Tarantino's mystery thriller The Hateful Eight (2015) which featured Samuel L Jackson and Kurt Russell, was randomly hacked by Pahlaj Nihalani-led CBFC ostensibly because of its "gory scenes and violence against women." Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt at a publicity...

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Bollywood stands up to censorship

Show of unity:Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt with Udta Punjab ’s actors Shahid Kapoor  and Alia Bhatt at a press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday. In a rare show of unity, Bollywood came together to fight for Udta Punjab and take a stand  for freedom of expression and creativity. While Phantom Films, producers of Udta Punjab, moved court on Wednesday to get a copy of the letter issued by the Central Board...

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