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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87470, member: 27"]
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
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[*]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[*]Sen pointed to the outdated 1952 Cinematograph Act as a core issue.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.
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What Charak is all about
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[*]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.
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Charak's cast and production credits
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[*]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.
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Sen backs The Kerala Story 2
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[*]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.
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