Society won't move forward with film policing, says Nandita Das
Mumbai
Aug 7, 2017
Actor-director Nandita Das says the
society will not move forward if the kind of policing done by a body
like the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) continues.
Nandita had faced problems from the censor board for her film "Firaaq".
Of late, the CBFC has been in news for ordering 48 cuts in Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz".
Commenting on it, Nandita said here: "I have been against censorship
since the beginning because when I made 'Firaaq' in 2008, I had to go
through same ordeal because of censorship issue. I don't know how a few
people in their committee can decide what is good and what is bad for
the viewing of entire nation."
"I feel if we continue to do such kind of policing, then society will
not move forward. Today on Internet, you can see whatever you want, so
it's a kind of hypocrisy of people as you are banning it officially,
but we can see it on Internet or see a pirated version of it. So, I
feel there is no use of it."
Nandita was at a panel discussion at Godrej Club India Lab Museum here.
"A film is very subjective thing because everyone likes different
things. People can have difference of choice and opinion. In foreign
countries, there are ratings that if people are above 18 years of age,
they can watch it and it's up to them whether it's good or bad,"
Nandita said.
"If we have shown wrong or bad things in film, then it will not last in
the market, so I feel they (CBFC) should not censor films in such a
wrong manner."
Nandita also wants the Shyam Benegal Committee report on film
certification guidance to be implemented soon.
Mumbai
Aug 7, 2017
Actor-director Nandita Das says the
society will not move forward if the kind of policing done by a body
like the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) continues.
Nandita had faced problems from the censor board for her film "Firaaq".
Of late, the CBFC has been in news for ordering 48 cuts in Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz".
Commenting on it, Nandita said here: "I have been against censorship
since the beginning because when I made 'Firaaq' in 2008, I had to go
through same ordeal because of censorship issue. I don't know how a few
people in their committee can decide what is good and what is bad for
the viewing of entire nation."
"I feel if we continue to do such kind of policing, then society will
not move forward. Today on Internet, you can see whatever you want, so
it's a kind of hypocrisy of people as you are banning it officially,
but we can see it on Internet or see a pirated version of it. So, I
feel there is no use of it."
Nandita was at a panel discussion at Godrej Club India Lab Museum here.
"A film is very subjective thing because everyone likes different
things. People can have difference of choice and opinion. In foreign
countries, there are ratings that if people are above 18 years of age,
they can watch it and it's up to them whether it's good or bad,"
Nandita said.
"If we have shown wrong or bad things in film, then it will not last in
the market, so I feel they (CBFC) should not censor films in such a
wrong manner."
Nandita also wants the Shyam Benegal Committee report on film
certification guidance to be implemented soon.
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