Alankrita Shrivastava’s film, which won honors at Tokyo and Mumbai last year, features “abusive words, audio pornography” and more, says the country’s censor board. After winning accolades on the film festival circuit, Indian female empowerment drama Lipstick Under My Burkha has hit a hurdle at home with India’s censor board denying the film a theatrical release certificate.
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Berlin: ‘Viceroy’s House’ Director Gurinder Chadha Talks Trump, Brexit, Refugee Crisis
“The good side of what’s happening is people are rising up, people are being politicized,” she told a Berlinale press conference. British director Gurinder Chadha sees parallels between current events like Brexit and U.S. President Trump’s election and the 1947 partition of the Indian subcontinent, which she dramatized in her latest movie, Viceroy’s House .
Can China Save the Struggling European Art House?
As the global market for specialty titles shrinks, Euro producers are increasingly eyeing access to the Middle Kingdom. Says one insider: “It will be the biggest market anywhere.”
Berlin: Download THR’s Day 2 Daily
A look at Europe’s take on China’s art house sector, exclusive news of Mike Myers’ new movie and a chat with Oren Moverman on his “Trumpian” new movie. The Hollywood Reporter has released its second Berlin International Film Festival daily issue, which includes a look at how Europe is targeting China’s art house sector, exclusive news of Mike Myers’ new movie and a chat with Oren Moverman on his “Trumpian” new movie.