Lipstick Under My Burkha, which had a bumpy start, will finally hit the screens today
After the announcement of The Accidental Prime Minister - a movie based on journalist Sanjaya Baru's book where actor Anupam Kher will play Manmohan Singh - Mr Nihalani has said the makers will need an NOC from the former Prime Minister, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other real life characters depicted in the film
Lipstick Under My Burkha: The film stars Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkana Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles
Konkona Sen Sharma said belonging to a non-filmy background helps her get 'different perspective about things'
Konkona Sen Sharma won two awards at the New York Indian Film Festival - Best Director for A Death In The Gunj and Best Actress for Lipstick Under My Burkha
Ratna Pathak Shah says: "It has been given censor certificate and hopefully we will be releasing it soon. Let's wait and see. We are happy"
The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal has directed the Censor Board to grant Lipstick Under My Burkha an 'A certificate' after 'voluntary and some additional cuts and deletions'
International Women's Day: Cut to 2017, progressive minds in the Indian film industry have a question for the country's censor board, which has refused a certificate to a film in which four fiesty women discover their inner desires
Anaarkali of Aarah producer said: "They have told us to remove the names of Amitabh Bachchan and Amrish Puri (in a dialogue) fearing it might hurt sentiments"
Prakash Jha said: "CBFC has some people who have their own thought process, they interpret the guidelines their own way"
Shyam Benegal and Sudhir Mishra criticised the Central Board of Film Certification for refusing to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha
CBFC refused to certify Lipstick Under My Burkha, rejecting it on the charges of being 'lady-oriented'