When Shekhar Kapur Received His Filmfare Award For Bandit Queen In Handcuffs
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The film, based on the life of Phoolan Devi, was banned by Indian authorities citing graphic depictions of violence and rape
Shekhar Kapur's social media timeline can best be described as a treasure trove of memories. The filmmaker often shares pictures and videos of the past, sharing fun and poignant notes on his professional life. On Thursday, Shekhar Kapur gave us the perfect Throwback Thursday post by looking back at his Filmfare win in 1995. However, in the image shared, he is not seen holding the award as is customary with such pictures, instead, Shekhar Kapur is seen raising his handcuffed hands on stage. Explaining why, Shekhar Kapur wrote, “Was asked by Filmfare not to make any political or controversial statements for my award for Bandit Queen. The ceremony was being televised on national TV. And the film was banned anyway…I kept my promise. Didn't say a word ... but .. that's how I went on stage handcuffed.” Was asked by FilmFare not to make any political or controversial statements for my award for Bandit Queen. The ceremony was being televised on National TV. And the film was banned anyway ..I kept my promise. Didn't say a word .. but .. that's how I went on stage .. handcuffed pic.twitter.com/8VBy4n23fv
The film, based on the life of Phoolan Devi, was banned by Indian authorities citing graphic depictions of violence and rape. However, the Supreme Court later allowed the film to be re-released theatrically. However, “The CBFC cut out about 2 minutes of profanity and shortened all rape scenes for an 'A' (adults) rating in 1995. 17 minutes was cut for a U/A rating for television,” as per IMDb.
Take a look at the post here:
