Ban on my film just a point of view of an individual; have been facing this since Raajneeti: Prakash Jha

MUMBAI: The producers of the film, Lipstick Under My Burkha, are looking to challenge the ban on the film, Prakash Jha said on Friday.

“The ban is a result of a person’s point of view and his interpretation of morality. We will be appealing against the decision,” Jha, who is the producer of the film, told ET.

Lipstick under my burkha, a Hindi movie that was banned by India’s censor board for being “lady oriented” and "fantasy above life.”

Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), is currently, led Pahlaj Nihalani, also a film producer and director known for films like Paap ki Duniya and Aag Ka Gola.

“The story is lady-oriented, their fantasy about life. There are continuous sexual scenes, abusive words, audio pornography and a bit sensitive touch about one particular section of society, hence film refused,” the censor board certificate, shared numerous times on social networking sites, reads.

The film revolves around four women protagonists from different age groups who are residing in a small Indian town and their secret lives and search for freedom. The film stars Konkona Sen Sharma and Ratna Pathak Shah in the lead roles.

“It’s not for the first time that I have faced this (film being banned). My earlier film Raajneeti (2010) was banned too, and there was a different government in power then,” Jha said.

Several Bollywood celebrities on Friday took on social networking sites to protest against the ban. Nihalani was earlier enrolled in a controversy after the CBFC banned another film, Udtaa Punjab, for being vulgar. Later the Bombay High Court allowed the film to be released.

“I believe that India should have a film certification rather than censorship. Let the audience decide whether they want to watch a film,” Jha said. India doesn’t have age group based certification of films. India is one of the few countries that have a censor board that can block a film from being released.