‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ producer Ekta Kapoor says she doesn’t have any issue with CBFC, but society!

Lipstick Under My Burkha had an elaborate battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for its “lady oriented” content but producer Ekta Kapoor says they have no qualm with Pahlaj Nihalani as the board is just “mirroring the society.”

Speaking at the trailer launch of the film, Ekta stressed, “I don’t have any issue with the CBFC. I have a problem with society. The CBFC is actually mirroring society. We will make the issue very small if we just relate the movie with the CBFC. It is actually a big issue. The film is about an ideology, not about CBFC or men in particular.”

The makers were asked if the controversial, middle-finger lipstick poster was a subtle dig at the CBFC, to which director Alankrita Shrivastava said, “No, not at all! The poster is directed at the system of patriarchy which actually oppresses women. It’s really about being rebellious and fun and wanting to do our own thing.”

The recently released trailer, that slams prejudice, has been receiving rave reviews for being bold, daring and hard hitting. “The reason that the trailer has been so hard-hitting is that I have had a very hard hitting kind of a journey. And I …read more