A double-standard label is what director Sudipto Sen is slapping on India's censor board for treating certain films as propaganda while giving others a free pass.
Sudipto Sen calls out censor board bias
Sudipto Sen calls out censor board bias
- Sudipto Sen argued that films like The Kerala Story and Charak get tagged as propaganda unfairly.
- Movies like Animal and Dhurandhar face no such scrutiny, per his claim.
- Sen pointed to the outdated 1952 Cinematograph Act as a core issue.
- Shyam Benegal Committee recommendations still lack full implementation, he stressed.
- Charak explores blind faith and occult practices in rural India.
- Sen's travels and encounters with the traditional Charak festival inspired it.
- Belief, devotion, and the blurry line between faith and fear drive the narrative.
- Real-life situations from India's hinterlands shaped the story.
- Anjali Patil, Sahidur Rahaman, and Subrat Dutta lead the ensemble.
- Shieladitya Moulik is directing the film, not Sen himself.
- PEN Studios and Dr. Jayantilal Gada are presenting it.
- Dhaval Gada and Sipping Tea Cinemas produced it alongside Sudipto Sen Productions.
- Sen voiced support for The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond at the trailer launch.
- He urged people to acknowledge the struggles filmmakers endure with censorship.
- Rajesh Bhatt is serving as associate producer on Charak.
