BOARD BANS FILM ON GAYS, CLAIMS IT’LL IGNITE ‘UNNATURAL PASSION’

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Days after India voted against gay rights for the United Nation employees, a film called Unfreedom which explores homosexuality, has been banned by the CBFC. The film is the story of a young girl who resists a forced arranged marriage to unite with her lesbian partner. The nudity and lovemaking scenes of the female protagonists, irked the Board.

Add to it a parallel story line which revolves around a liberal Muslim kidnapped by a terrorist and the CBFC was up in arms. Speaking from the US, the director told Mirror, “The two stories are juxtaposed and the film challenges the idea of religious fundamentalism and questions its connection with homosexuality which is a biting reality of India.”

He added that the film was refused by both the Examining Committee and the Revising Committee. “They plainly told me that after watching the film, Hindu and Muslims will start fighting and will ignite unnatural passions. I was aghast as my film is not provocative.”

The filmmaker then appealed to the Film Certification Apellate Tribunal (FCAT) but this time too, he was denied a certificate. “I’m making an appeal in the High Court now as the Censor Board cannot tell a filmmaker what to make and what not to,”said the filmmaker.

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