Almost three years after Unfreedom was banned in India by the Pahlaj Nihalani-led Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), on the grounds that it would “ignite unnatural passions”, the film has been acquired by Netflix and can be watched by the streaming service’s subscribers. Directed by Raj Amit Kumar, the Adil Hussain and Victor Banerjee thriller reportedly features a lesbian love story and also has a terror angle. After the film was refused certification by CBFC, the makers appealed at the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), only to be refused again. Talking about the film’s release by Netflix, director Raj Amit Kumar said in a press statement, “I am glad that Unfreedom finds such a popular platform like Netflix after the ban in India and the efforts of censorship guardians in India to stop the film. It also exposes the hypocrisy and divide between reality and fantasy of censorship system in India.

Source: Hindustan Times April 10, 2018 07:41 UTC