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Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021: Bollywood puts up a united front
Updated On: 03 July, 2021 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
Six film bodies issue joint representation against Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021; seek a reassessment of government`s power to recertify films cleared by CBFC.
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Farhan Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and others wrote an open letter to the I&B Ministry. Pics/AFP
In the past week, the studied silence of the Hindi film industry has given way to a unified criticism of the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021.
After several actors and filmmakers wrote an open letter to the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, six film bodies — including the Producers’ Guild, and Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association (IFTDA) — issued a joint representation to the government on Friday. They expressed their reservation against the proposed amendments.
On Thursday, the Guild had also shot off a letter to the ministry in its personal capacity. The letter stated that the introduction of age-based certification, and central government’s revisionary power with respect to certified films were amendments that “needed further clarity/needed to be vehemently opposed.”
Manish Goswami, vice-president, Producers’ Guild, confirmed the development, stating, “After a meeting with the producers last evening, we have sent a detailed letter to the ministry to reassess the proposed amendment.”
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