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The Expression of Repression Article
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Documentary films are often a subject of controversy in India. The grant of a certificate from the Censor Board is not a guarantee that the film can be exhibited without fear of violence or intimidation. The challenges faced by any filmmaker in terms of the arbitrary decisions of the censor…
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A list of some documentary films that have been denied screening or censored:
1. I Live In Behrampada (1993)
Director: Madhushree Dutta
The film was made in the context of Bombay riots of 1992-93. It was denied a censor certificate in the first attempt and a clearance was given after two years.…
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Shilpi Gulati: Your style is more journalistic and minimal in that sense and limited to interviews rather than voice-over and poetry. I wanted to talk a little bit about your presence in your film…
Anand Patwardhan: I suppose what appears journalistic about my films is the fact that they…
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The subversion of censorship by political documentary filmmakers in India
The first incident related to the censorship of a documentary in India goes as far back as 1930 when the footage of Gandhi’s Dandi March—shot by Bombay’s leading studios—was banned and confiscated by the British Police (…
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This module studies the embattled history of documentary practice and censorship in India, looking at ways in which filmmakers have subverted attempts at repression, the impact of technological advancements on filmmaking and distribution, as well as the performative relationship between a film and…
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The radical impulse of documentary practice in India has been deeply informed by its legacy of speaking truth to power. Time and again, the documentary, responding to the changing socio-political climate of the country, has created critical fissures in the dominant discourse of the nation-state.…
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