Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ashvin Kumar was forbidden to screen, exhibit or distribute his film “Dazed In Doon”, based on life in Doon School, by the Dehradun court.
His other film, based on the life of Kashmiris, “Inshallah, Football”, was first banned in India by the CBFC, and then given an ‘A’ certificate.
“That film was finally released in India in late December 2011, more than a year after its release in the rest of the world. I’ve always had to hold my films back in India because of issues with the Censor Board. And Indians have never been able to see what I’ve wanted to share with them,” rues Kumar, and adds, “So this time, I have decided to bypass the Indian Censor Board and will be releasing the sequel of “Inshallah, Football” – “Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror” – online, free of charge, for 24 hours at 12am on January 26, India’s Republic Day. As the Indian national flag is unfurled in New Delhi and Srinagar, viewers of this film might reflect on the health of Indian democracy via the internet.”
His other film, based on the life of Kashmiris, “Inshallah, Football”, was first banned in India by the CBFC, and then given an ‘A’ certificate.
“That film was finally released in India in late December 2011, more than a year after its release in the rest of the world. I’ve always had to hold my films back in India because of issues with the Censor Board. And Indians have never been able to see what I’ve wanted to share with them,” rues Kumar, and adds, “So this time, I have decided to bypass the Indian Censor Board and will be releasing the sequel of “Inshallah, Football” – “Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror” – online, free of charge, for 24 hours at 12am on January 26, India’s Republic Day. As the Indian national flag is unfurled in New Delhi and Srinagar, viewers of this film might reflect on the health of Indian democracy via the internet.”
