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CBFC controversy: Bollywood voices support for Leela Samson
CBFC Chief Leela Samson resigned on Thursday over release of the film MSG-Messenger of God, claims external interference; film industry speaks put in support for her
Updated : Jan 16, 2015, 07:41 PM IST
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Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Friday said there should be no censorship for anyone above the age of 16. The director, who was in the city for a panel discussion with FICCI Ladies Organisation, said if a person can vote, he can censor a film too.
When asked him about censor board chief Leela Samson's resignation and the debate surrounding the clearance given to controversial film 'Messenger of God', Kapur said he did not know what the movie was about.
"I heard that Leela Samson has resigned. I don't know anything about the film. I just found the trailer very amusing but I don't know what the controversy is all about," he told reporters.
The 'Mr India' director, who faced trouble with Central Board of Film Certification during his 1996 film 'Bandit Queen', said a mature mind does not need a governing authority.
"If we can handle mature things in a sensible way, then we can handle a film too. If a person can vote and is mature enough to select a government, then he or she is certainly mature enough to judge or see a film.
"We say people under 16 cannot watch certain films because they are not mature. Let's not have censorship for anybody above 16 because they are more mature than censor," Shekhar, 69, said.
Samson and another CBFC member Ira Bhaskar resigned as the controversy over the clearance of the Dera Sacha Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's film snowballed.
Echoing Kapur's sentiments, other Bollywood celebrities demanded an overhaul in CBFC guidelines.
Overhaul of CBFC is long overdue. CBFC's role must be clearly defined and their processes, guidelines etc need a complete overhaul.
— Hansal Mehta (@mehtahansal) January 16, 2015
Leeks Samson stood bravely against the maniacs who wanted to ban PK. Today, she resigns because she was overruled by corruption. #AbKiBaar..
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) January 16, 2015
Leela Samson or no Leela Samson, Censor Board can never be clean as long as the appointments are political.
— Vivek Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) January 16, 2015
Firstly, the Board works with an act written in 1952. Then the Governments dictate. Why have a Chairperson at all? #WellDoneLeela
— Anubhav Sinha (@anubhavsinha) January 16, 2015
