Bollywood Movies Banned By Censor Board That You Must Watch

Bollywood films go through a rigorous procedure of censorship before making their way to the theatres. While some films are the perfect material made for Indian audience, some films are rejected by the censor board based on different reasons. Controversial topics, too much adultery and obscene language are few of the reasons why films get banned in India. Take a look at such Bollywood films that are banned, but must watch:

Bollywood Movies Banned By Censor Board :

Bandit Queen (1994):

Bandit Queen was straight up 'offensive', 'vulgar', 'indecent' and almost laughed at the cinematic conservatism of the Indian censor board. The subject was such. Based on the life of Phoolan Devi, this Shekhar Kapur movie was banned due its explicit sexual content, nudity and abusive language, which the Censor Board could not (obviously) digest.

Fire (1996)

The film Fire was immediately banned by the censor board following a lot of threats from different political parties. Starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, Fire was a story of two Indian daughter-in-laws who enter into a lesbian relationship. This hurt the sentiments of Hindu parties who even started sending death threats to the actresses.

Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love (1996)

In a rather hypocritical move, Kama Sutra - A Tale Of Love too faced the wrath of Censor Board which termed it 'explicit', 'unethical' and 'immoral' for the audiences of the nation which came up with the concept of Kama Sutra! This Mira Nair movie, which depicted the lives of four lovers in the 16th century in India, was a hit with the critics but a major flop with the Censor Board and ultimately got banned. We did see it coming.

The Pink Mirror, 2003

Another award-winning Indian film was banned by the Censor Board, saying that the film was vulgar and offensive. The film was about two transsexuals and a gay teenager who tries to seduce a straight man.

Paanch (2003)

Paanch, an Anurag Kashyap movie, faced a lot of heat from the Censor Board . Said to be based on the Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in 1997, the movie was a thriller with high octane violence, crass language and drug abuse. No wonder, the Censor Board decided to ban the film and people awaiting the release of the movie had to make-do with the pirated version of the film.

Black Friday (2004)

Loosely adapted from the famous book Black Friday - The True Story of the Bombay Bomb Blasts by S Hussain Zaidi, Anurag Kashyap's movie was considered too dark to be released in India. The movie faced a stay order from The Bombay High Court because the 1993 Bombay blasts case and remained slated-to-release until the trial got over.

Kissa Kursi Ka

A political spoof movie during the reign of the fourth Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. The movie was a satire on the Indira Gandhi government. It must have been anticipated that it’ll receive a vehement and extreme response. The supporters of the political party burned and confiscated the film prints. Ultimately, the film was banned.

Parzania (2005)

Parzania cut open the wounds of Gujarat's scarred past, and received backlash and appreciation in equal amounts. The film was based on a superb plot which revolved around a boy called Azhar who goes missing during the Gujarat riots in the year 2002. Even though the film won a National Award, its cinematic excellence was not considered enough for political parties to let it screen in Gujarat, where it was fiercely banned.

Sins (2005)

Sins is an erotic journey of a Kerala priest who falls for the charms of a woman and gets sexually involved with her. Filled with obsession, lust and his struggles with the norms of the society he lived in, Sins did not go down well with with the Catholics. They thought the film projected Catholicism in a very immoral light. The Censor Board too, had issues with the nude scenes in the film and hence the movie did not see the light of the day.

Water (2005)

Water is another Deepa Mehta movie which courted a lot of controversy because of its dark insights on the life of the Indian widow. Set in a certain Ashram of Varanasi, the script of the movie was written by none other than Anurag Kashyap and took up controversial issues like ostracism and misogyny which were alien to the Indian Censor Board back then. No wonder, the movie was widely attacked by protesters and around 2000 fanatics even destroyed the sets of the film.

Gandu (2010)

Gandu is a 2010 black-and-white Indian film, in the Bengali language. It was described as a “rap musical”. Gandu caused some controversy because of language and scenes of nudity and sex. Because of the controversy the film did not have its first public screening in India until 2012.

Firaaq

This film too was based on the Gujarat riots. The fact that a real-life event had formed the backdrop of Nandita Das's directorial venture hurt the sentiments of two major religious groups and resulted in the film getting banned in Gujarat. It still braved the ban and won many accolades globally.

Inshallah, Football (2010)

Inshallah, Football is a documentary about a Kashmiri boy who aspires to travel abroad and become a famous footballer someday. However, the boy is denied travelling outside the country because his father is charged with militancy. This film was intended to bring out the problems civilians face due to the insurgencies and militancy in the Kashmir Valley, but the purpose was defeated as it was denied the necessary censor certificate because of its sensitive subject.

Unfreedom (2015)

The most recent one to join this long list of banned movies in India, Unfreedom is a modern-day thriller which talks about a lesbian love story entangled within an Islamic terrorism-related angle. Bringing together two 'taboos' in one package, the Censor Board could not digest the nudity and the lovemaking scenes between the two protagonists. Reports also suggest that the movie was accused of "igniting unnatural passions" and hence was denied release in India, except for a few states.

Mastizaade

Mastizaade is a sex-comedy movie and as expected it was banned by the censor board due to its sexual content. However, the movie recently received the certificate on 13th August 2015 from the censor board.

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