Anurag Kashyap is more known for the movies that were not allowed than the movies that were allowed to be showcased on silver screen. Apart from a confused No Smoking, irresistible Dev D and egoist Gulaal, the director has two brilliant movies to his credit- both banned temporarily or permanent.
His debut Paanch starring KK and Tejaswini Kolhapuri was inspired from a real life incident. It won accolades all around the world and Kashyap was instantly in limelight well before a release that never happened. Story of a struggling band and intense violence, the movie was banned by the Censor Board and till date it has not been released. A member found it unhealthy to leave the movie for public viewing.
But another movie- Black Friday, a docudrama based on Mumbai Bomb Blasts saw the silver screen after a series of cases. The devil was not the happening on screen. It was the content that was controversial to the core. TADA court was presiding over the case and some people including the accused believed that the movie can negatively influence the court. Prejudice was the fear. It was banned and then after suitable amends, released.
Though both movies were banned, they were available on DVDs at Palika… does censorship work?
For The Reel; Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
His debut Paanch starring KK and Tejaswini Kolhapuri was inspired from a real life incident. It won accolades all around the world and Kashyap was instantly in limelight well before a release that never happened. Story of a struggling band and intense violence, the movie was banned by the Censor Board and till date it has not been released. A member found it unhealthy to leave the movie for public viewing.
But another movie- Black Friday, a docudrama based on Mumbai Bomb Blasts saw the silver screen after a series of cases. The devil was not the happening on screen. It was the content that was controversial to the core. TADA court was presiding over the case and some people including the accused believed that the movie can negatively influence the court. Prejudice was the fear. It was banned and then after suitable amends, released.
Though both movies were banned, they were available on DVDs at Palika… does censorship work?
For The Reel; Written By: Sujoy Ghosh
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