Alankrita Shrivastava: It’s time to bid goodbye to censorship – Times of India

'Lipstick Under My Burkha' director Alankrita Shrivastava said film censorship needs to be bid a goodbye. Her debut feature film was caught in a tussle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) which deemed it too lady-oriented to see the light of the day. But when the makers approached the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), they got a green signal. Talking about the issue, Shrivastava said, "We are reaching a crisis point. We have to decide, as citizens of India in 2017, whether we want to claim our freedom and live in a free and democratic country or do we want to live with this guardianship."

"I think time is up on censorship and we need to bid it a proper and clear goodbye. We need to get into a process which is much more matter of fact in certification."

"Censorship is not something new in India. We have been living with censorship for decades. Censorship is coming to sharp focus now, because there are many more independent films being made which are more international in nature."

"As a citizen of a free and democratic country, I also want the freedom to be able to make whatever I like because I see people from other free countries making whatever they like."

'Lipstick Under My Burkha' to release on July 28

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Konkona Sen Sharma strikes a pose during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Aahana Kumra looks gorgeous during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Ratna Pathak Shah during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Plabita Borthakur is all smiles during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

(L-R) Plabita Borthakur, Konkona Sen Sharma, Alankrita Shrivastava, Ratna Pathak Shah and Aahana Kumra during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Konkona Sen Sharma strikes a pose during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Aahana Kumra looks gorgeous during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Ratna Pathak Shah during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

Plabita Borthakur is all smiles during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

(L-R) Plabita Borthakur, Konkona Sen Sharma, Alankrita Shrivastava, Ratna Pathak Shah and Aahana Kumra during a photo shoot, held at Intop Studio, Jogeshwari in Mumbai on July 08, 2017.

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