Another Kashyap film in trouble
No sooner than the controversy over Anurag Kashap`s `Udta Punjab` has barely died down when his another production has run into rough weather. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has refused to certify Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer `Haraamkhor` objecting to its theme which deals with a student-teacher romance! The filmmakers now plan to approach the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal.The Censor Board has refused certification on the grounds that a teacher is a "respectable figure in our society" and the film shows an illicit relationship between a teacher and a teenage student. "There are many filthy dialogues spoken by kids and body gestures of the kids were also found to be objectionable. The film, directed by Shlok Sharma, is a love story that revolves around a delicate relationship between a school teacher in a small Gujarati town and his teenage female student. It has been produced by Kashyap and Guneet Monga under the Sikhya Entertainment banner.`Haraamkhor` was premiered in the 15th annual New York Indian Film Festival and Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA).
