Bollywood: Filmmakers cry foul over censorship proposals

India's top filmmakers have SLOTXO protested against proposed rules that they say will give the government sweeping censorship powers.

The changes, if passed, allow the government to "re-examine" a film already cleared by the censor board.

Filmmakers say the proposals are an attack on their freedom of expression.

Films cannot be publicly exhibited in India unless they have been certified by the board, which is based in Mumbai and has regional offices.

Filmmakers in India have battled censorship for decades. Successive governments, religious communities and right-wing groups have all taken offence.

Films have been banned and pulled from theatres or festivals, often forcing directors to make the necessary cuts and revisions.

The reasons have ranged from allegedly insulting song lyrics to intimate or sexually explicit scenes to controversial portrayals of historical or mythical figures.

Filmmakers fear that the new rules proposed by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government will make the process even more stifling.

Known as the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021, the proposed new rules will give the federal government certain "revisionary powers".

This means the government can revoke the certification of a film - based on viewer complaints - even if the censor board sees no problem with its content.

The draft bill also has provisions to penalise piracy with a jail term and fine. It also seeks to introduce age-based categorisation of films.

Earlier this week, a group of leading actors and filmmakers shot a letter to the government, opposing the provisions.

The letter was signed by 140 people, including filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, and actors like Nandita Das, Shabana Azmi and Farhan Akhtar.

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