Lipstick under my Burkha
OTTs bring women to the front of mainstream cinema
June 28, 2021
While Bollywood has released a few woman-centric hit movies such as English Vinglish(2012), Queen (2013), and Mary Kom (2014), they have been exceptions and very few at that as the Indian cinema for long has been only male-centric. But within a few years, woman-centric content ha...
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A new dawn for CBFC
August 16, 2017
The film certifying body of India - Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has dismissed Pahlaj Nihalani as its chief, making way for his replacement – the famous Indian lyricist Prasoon Joshi, CEO, India and chairman (Asia Pacific) of McCann Worldgroup, along with other In...
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‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ to hit theatres on July 21
July 12, 2017
Directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, the award-winning Hindi film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ that was initially blocked by the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for being too lady-oriented and containing sexual content, has now been cleared for release on July 2...
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Alankrita Shrivastava, réalisatrice du film « Lipstick Under My Burkha »
July 12, 2017
Alors que le cinéma indien est à la croisée des chemins entre gloire internationale et banale formule commerciale, la question de la liberté d’expression fait, plus que jamais, les gros titres. Où est l’ouverture ? Où est la tolérance ? Pourquoi cette réticence à acc...
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‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ denied film certification in India
February 24, 2017
The idea of gender equality is a joke in India and the most effective mass-medium in the country, cinema, remains a testimony of patriarchal sabotage exercised in the country.
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