What Bengali political film was censored by one of the most powerful film censor boards in the world?
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Kangal Malsat Kangal Malsat ("War Cry of beggars") is a Bengali political film directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay and based on the novel with same title written by Nabarun Bhattacharya. s of 2013 , the Central Board of Film Certification denied approval to the film, citing distortion of history, excessive use of abusive language, sexuality, and the portrayal of social movements in a harmful way. The film got a clearance in the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal in the first week of March 2013. Finally the film is set to be released on 2 August 2013.
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Central Board of Film Certification The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) (often referred to as the Censor Board) is a statutory censorship and classification body under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. It is tasked with "regulating the public exhibition of films under the provisions of the Cinematograph Act 1952". Films can be publicly exhibited in India only after they are certified by the Board, including films shown on television. CBFC India is considered to be one of the most powerful film censor boards in the world due to its strict ways of functioning.
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2014 Bangladesh anti-Hindu violence On 5 January 2014, the 10th general elections were held in Bangladesh. The Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami had already boycotted the elections. The buildup to the elections were marred by successive strikes and violence by the Opposition parties. After the polls, workers and supporters of the Opposition parties began attacking the minority Bengali Hindus. They raped, looted, vandalised and set the Hindu houses on fire in several districts across the country. Seven persons belonging to the Jamaat-e-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party were arrested in connection with the attacks. The National Human Rights Commission held the government responsible for the attacks on Hindus after the election. In India, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party has condemned the attacks on minorities.
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The Blood of Hussain The Blood of Hussain is a 1980 Pakistani film directed by Jamil Dehlavi and released in 1980 (released in February 1981 in the UK). The film was banned throughout Pakistan as the military junta led by General Zia-ul-Haq toppled the government of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
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Amanush Amanush (English: Inhuman) (Bengali: অমানুষ) is a 1975 Indian action drama film made in both Hindi and Bengali produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. The film stars Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar, Utpal Dutt and Asit Sen. Both the versions were a hit.
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Kaal Madhumas Kaal Madhumas is a 2013 Bengali film. The film was directed by Prabir Roy and produced by Adwik Entertainments. The music of the film composed by Biplab Chakraborty. Kaal Madhumas had its all India Release on 13 September 2013. The film comprises 4 songs sung by Sreeradha Bandopadhay, Probal Mallick, Dr. Sandip Chakraborty and Reshmi Chakraborty. Kaal Madhumas has been voted the top internet publicized film. Kaal Madhumas was also the first Bengali Film to release it's Android and IOS mobile app for the film where the cast and crew could directly interact with the audience in an interactive section of the app. Television actor Sudip Sarkar makes his debut in this film.
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Mahapurush O Kapurush Mahapurush O Kapurush is a 2013 Indian Bengali language comedy drama film directed by Aniket Chattopadhyay.
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Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী ), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, is the largest Islamist political party in Bangladesh. On 1 August 2013 the Bangladesh Supreme Court declared the registration of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami illegal, ruling that the party is unfit to contest national elections.
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Flying Fish (film) Flying Fish (Sinhalese: "ඉගිල්ලෙන මලුවො" ) is a 2011 anthology film directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Sanjeewa Pushpakumara. It was produced with the financial support of the Hubert Bals Fund of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The film made its world premiere on January 28, 2011, as part of the Rotterdam festival's Tiger Awards Competition.Film has been noted for its political value, beautiful cinematography, long takes, and shocking violence
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Are You Listening! Are You Listening! (Original title in Bengali: শুনতে কি পাও!: Shunte Ki Pao!), is a Bangladeshi documentary film written-directed by Kamar Ahmed Saimon and produced by Sara Afreen. It was the ‘Curtain-Opener’ of 55th DOK Leipzig in Germany (2012), one of the oldest documentary festivals of the world. Later the film won the ‘Grand Prix’ in the 35th Cinéma du Réel held in Paris (2013) and 'Golden Conch' in Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) 2014, India, as the best feature-length documentary. It was also in the ‘Official Selection’ of the 25th International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) in Netherlands (2012) and in the New Asian Current Competition (NAC) of 25th Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival in Japan (2013). Earlier the film was amongst the 9 selected projects invited for Editing Lab of Berlinale Talents programme in Berlin International Film Festival 2012. In a rare move as a documentary, it was released in theatre in Bangladesh on 21 February 2014 in Bashundhara Star Cineplex and successfully ran for four weeks. In 2015, the film was awarded with Bangladesh National Film Award as the Best Feature (Non-fiction) handed over by Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh. Written, directed and also filmed by Kamar over a span of 20 months living in a remote coastal village (Sundarbans) of Bangladesh, it is an observational cinema inspired in Cinema Vérité or Direct Cinema style, a genre almost missing until now in Bangladesh. Set against the backdrop of Aila, (a tidal surge) that swept over Bangladesh in 2009, the film celebrates the joy, dream and the resilience of the common people of Bangladesh.
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Houseful (2009 film) Houseful is a 2009 Bengali language film directed by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay. In this film, the star Prosenjit Chatterjee's character is a movie director who creates artistic films that flop and are not selected for awards. After several tries and exhausting his own funds, he is forced to do commercial Bengali films. In this film Sreelekha Mitra has a guest appearance.
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Kallol Kallol (Bengali: কল্লোল ) refers to one of the most influential literary movements in Bengali literature, which can be placed approximately between 1923 and 1935. The name "Kallol" of the "Kallol group" derives from a magazine of the same name (which translates as 'the sound of waves' in Bengali). "Kallol" was the main mouthpiece for a group of young writers starting their careers around that time including Premendra Mitra, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and Buddhadeb Basu. A number of other magazines that followed "Kallol" can also be placed as part of the general movement. These include "Uttara" (1925), "Pragati" (1926), "Kalikolom" (1926), and "Purbasha" (1932).
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List of Bengali films of 1992 A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1992.
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Sikkim (film) Sikkim is a 1971 Indian documentary about the nation of Sikkim, directed by Satyajit Ray. The documentary was commissioned by the Chogyal (King) of Sikkim at a time when he felt the sovereignty of Sikkim was under threat from both China and India. Ray's documentary is about the sovereignty of Sikkim. The film was banned by the government of India, when Sikkim merged with India in 1975. In 2000, the copyright of the film was transferred to the Art and Culture Trust of Sikkim. The ban was finally lifted by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in September 2010. In November 2010 the director of the Kolkata film festival stated that upon screening the documentary for the first time, he received an injunction from the court of Sikkim again banning the film.
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Dakbaksho Dakbaksho (Bengali: ডাকবাক্স "Daak-Baksho", meaning The Letter Box) is an Indian psychological thriller film directed by Prosenjit Choudhury. The film the film explores the crisis of communication between individuals and identities. The film stars Supriti Choudhury, Satrajit Sarkar and Pradip Roy in principal roles. The film was released on 26 June 2015.
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List of Bengali films of 2003 This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 2003.
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List of Bengali films of 1994 A list of films produced by the Tollywood (Bengali language film industry) based in Kolkata in the year 1994.
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An Insignificant Man An Insignificant Man an upcoming 2016 Hindi/English Indian political thriller directed by and and produced by filmmaker Anand Gandhi (known for his film "Ship of Theseus"), and is about the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man's Party). The film received a standing ovation at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and has gone on to have sold out screenings at major festival across the world including the BFI London Film Festival & Busan International Film Festival.
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Pratibad Pratibad is a 2001 Bengali film and a remarkable film for the Bengali film Industry. It is an action film.
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Made in Bangladesh Made in Bangladesh is political satire film by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki released in 2007. The movie's release was delayed by a year because of opposition from Bangladesh Film Censor Board over the contents of the film.
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Alifa Alifa (Bengali: আলিফা) is an Indian Bengali drama feature film written and directed by Deep Choudhury and produced by Arman Ahmed. It stars Baharul Islam and Jaya Seal.
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Rokkk Rokkk (English translation: "Banned") is a 2010 Indian Hindi horror film starring Tanushree Dutta and Udita Goswami. It is the first time that these two actresses star in a movie together. The movie is directed by Rajesh Ranshinge. It is based on supernatural thoughts and inevitable emotions. The movie does not contain any song,but there was a soundtrack.The flim was a flop.