Lipstick Under My Burkha' needs to reach wider audience: Director
New Delhi
June 06, 2017
"Lipstick Under My Burkha" director
Alankrita Shrivastava is ecstatic that Ekta Kapoor's Alt Entertainment
will present and distribute the movie. She says the film deserves the
best release and a wide audience.
"I am thrilled that Ekta Kapoor's Alt Entertainment will be presenting
and distributing 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'. It's going to be fun to
promote and release the film."
"I really believe that the film needs to reach a wider audience,"
Shrivastava told IANS.
The movie, which has done its fair share of festival rounds, was caught
in a mess with the censor board deeming it too "lady oriented" in
content, laced with sexual scenes and abusive words.
After a long battle with the censor board, the makers finally received
a certificate for release following Film Certification Appellate
Tribunal's directive last week.
"We have fought so hard to be allowed to screen this film legally in
theatres, it deserves the best release," Shrivastava said.
"Films by women, about women and through women's eyes need to be made
and watched. I think the theatrical release of 'Lipstick Under My
Burkha' in India is a moment of celebration for all women in India."
"Why should women's stories of love, sex, secrets and rebellion not be
screened and watched widely? Let's claim our right to watch
'lady-oriented' films," she added.
Produced by Prakash Jha, the film features actors like Konkona
Sensharma and Ratna Pathak Shah, and tells the story of four small town
women in search of a little freedom.
New Delhi
June 06, 2017
"Lipstick Under My Burkha" director
Alankrita Shrivastava is ecstatic that Ekta Kapoor's Alt Entertainment
will present and distribute the movie. She says the film deserves the
best release and a wide audience.
"I am thrilled that Ekta Kapoor's Alt Entertainment will be presenting
and distributing 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'. It's going to be fun to
promote and release the film."
"I really believe that the film needs to reach a wider audience,"
Shrivastava told IANS.
The movie, which has done its fair share of festival rounds, was caught
in a mess with the censor board deeming it too "lady oriented" in
content, laced with sexual scenes and abusive words.
After a long battle with the censor board, the makers finally received
a certificate for release following Film Certification Appellate
Tribunal's directive last week.
"We have fought so hard to be allowed to screen this film legally in
theatres, it deserves the best release," Shrivastava said.
"Films by women, about women and through women's eyes need to be made
and watched. I think the theatrical release of 'Lipstick Under My
Burkha' in India is a moment of celebration for all women in India."
"Why should women's stories of love, sex, secrets and rebellion not be
screened and watched widely? Let's claim our right to watch
'lady-oriented' films," she added.
Produced by Prakash Jha, the film features actors like Konkona
Sensharma and Ratna Pathak Shah, and tells the story of four small town
women in search of a little freedom.
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