


The real issue is the systematic suppression of women's voices and the throttling of freedom of expression. I will fight this out till the very end, and do whatever it takes because this is not about my film.

I am more determined than ever before to ensure that Lipstick Under My Burkha can be watched by Indian audiences. "I am not defeated, disheartened or disillusioned by the CBFC's refusal to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha. Listen to the latest songs, only on Lipstick Under My Burkha director also told news agency IANS that she will stand by the subject of her film. Privileged men have an issue with sexually liberated women. NFO42sRJIb- Farhan Akhtar February 23, 2017 Here are the tweets posted by Farhan Akhtar and Neeraj Ghaywan:īelow is the reason CBFC listed for denying #LipstickUnderMyBurkha a release. Shame on you #CBFC /QICwTgS41Q- T.S.Suresh (TS) February 23, 2017 #LipstickUnderMyBurkha is being celebrated in film festivals all over the world. #LipstickUnderMyBurkha /3itchNusHb- Heena Khandelwal February 23, 2017 "The story is lady oriented, their fantasy about life." Win-win for everyone!- Akriti Paracer February 23, 2017 Hey how about you guys release #lipstickundermyburkha &we pay a little extra to watch it? Just a reminder that this is the stuff that CBFC thinks merits a release while #lipstickundermyburkha doesn't /WsiXXl8O53- Neha Yadav February 23, 2017 Someone shows guts to bring out the reality and CBFC steps in #prakashJha #lipstickUnderMyBurkha - Riya February 23, 2017 You FAILED !! - PrekSha JaiN February 23, 2017 Big Shame our country! Banning a film like #lipstickundermyburkha won't stop me from fantasising Sex. "Hey Netflix India Hotstar how about you guys release Lipstick Under My Burkha and we pay a little extra to watch it? Win-win for everyone," the tweet said. Pahlaj Nihalani, you failed," read a tweet while another said: "Someone shows guts to bring out the reality and CBFC steps in." Some on Twitter agreed that they wouldn't mind spending a little more to watch the film if made available on online streaming sites. Big Shame our country! Banning a film like Lipstick Under My Burkha won't stop me from fantasising sex. On Twitter, the Censor Board was advised to 'grow up' and told its refusal to pass the film was 'shameful.' The film is produced by Prakash Jha and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, who told NDTV that "The film challenges patriarchy that's why I feel it got rejected by the CBFC." There are containous sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society (sic)." Lipstick Under My Burkha, which also stars Ratna Pathak Shah, deals with the inner lives and sexual awakening of four women living in small-town India. Filmmaker Farhan Akhtar tweeted the letter that was received by the makers of the film - it read: "The story is lady oriented, their fantasy above life. The absurdity of the reason for rejection given by the Censor Board - described perfectly by Masaan director as 'mansplaining' - has particularly incensed social media. The Central Board of Film Certification has not cleared Lipstick Under My Burkha, a film starring Konkona Sen Sharma that has won an award for gender equality, and Twitter is very, very angry. Lipstick Under My Burkha stars Konkona Sen Sharma.'Pahlaj Nihalani, you failed,' it added.'This won't stop me from fantasising sex,' read a tweet.
