Filmmaker bypasses Censors, releases film online

Filmmaker bypasses Censors, releases film online

Ashvin Kumar

MUMBAI: Harried by the CBFC last year when it banned his film Inshallah, Football, director Ashvin Kumar bypassed the Censors this time and released his latest film Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror online on 26 January.

Confirming the online release, the director said: "The prequel to this film Inshallah, Football was banned by the Indian censor board last year. This time all Indian citizens could watch the film free-of-charge from Republic Day via the Internet.”

Inshallah, Kashmir: Living Terror is a documentary in which Kashmiris recount how their freedom is conceded and replaced by fear and institutionalised oppression.

Inshallah, Football, a film about an ex-militant and his footballer son, was given an ‘A’ certificate in June 2011 after a year of its worldwide release.

It was screened at several film festivals including 47th Chicago International Film Festival.