The citizens, activists, academics, lawyers, film-makers, journalists and students of Ranchi are watching the film of Jharkhand, Jharkhand Satisfaction Under the open sky, near Tagore Hill on 2 May, 2025. Photo: Special arrangement
More than 100 citizens, including Ranchi activists, academics, lawyers, film-makers, journalists and students, Jharkhand watched the film. SatisfactionUnder the open sky, near Tagore Hill on 2 May, 2025.
The public screening was organized by the Jharkhand Janadhikam Mahasabha (JJM) and the screening was followed by a informative discussion, where the audience appreciated the film to portray the realities of the police’s cruelty, caste discrimination and institutional Islamophobia.
JJM alleged that in recent years, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has clear indications of the board functioning as the political branch of the government.
“Films promoting the ideology of BJP and RSS are also passed without cuts, while others who show the realities of inequality, injustice and communalism are being censored. Satisfaction The screening condemned how the Certification Board has become an ideological “censorship” board, “JJM said.
Citizens also surprised that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has denied permission to release it when the film has been widely acclaimed abroad.
There are reports that CBFC objected to several scenes, mainly related to police cruelty and caste discrimination, and wanted extensive deductions. It did not agree to producers, so permission was denied.
The audience also released an open letter to CBFC President Prasoon Joshi to allow the film to be released immediately without any cuts. The open letter was signed by several famous personalities including economist Jean Drees and other members of JJM.
The letter mentions that it was irony that while the board regularly cleanses extremely violent films, is full of gore scenes and often seen by children, it is unable to digest the restraint, but “factually the correct depiction of police cruelty. Satisfaction,
“CBFC’s attempt to hide the discrimination and untouchability of the broader caste in Indian society also questions its own casteist prejudice. Reliable sources have shared that the board has also objected to the use of the word” Dalit “. SatisfactionThe letter said,
The citizen also alleged that UT is a well-known fact that the film industry itself is caste-damaged and most of the ‘heroes’ and the heroines are from the upper castes or the names of the upper caste while Dalit and tribal actors are virtually excluded.
“Stories revolve around the comfortable life of privileged people, while Dalits or tribal characters have subordinate roles if any. Their real life is rarely painted with accuracy, sympathy or praise. Satisfaction Some of these patterns broke at least, needed to support not being pressed, but CBFC is in an refusal modem, ”the letter states.
People watching the film said that they are in a disadvantage to understand, after watching the film, what is objectionable about it. In contrast, he realized that the film should be widely seen as much as possible in India.
The letter states that caste discrimination and untouchability in India are facts of life. Why should they be hidden in a film?
Published – May 04, 2025 10:02 pm IST
