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Despite a volatile theme of sexual harassment, Inkaar has fetched a U/A certificate for itself. The Censor Board felt that the film is carrying a social message as well, especially in the current times when the debate is intensifying around women rights.
“I am glad the Censor Board understood what our film stands for”, says Arjun, “In any case I have never been a part of a film which is into sensationalism or for titillating purpose. If Inkaar was sleazy or had come with certain level of cheapness, then most probably we wouldn’t have got a U/A certificate.”
The certificate means that kids can accompany their parents for the film.
“As a father today of two daughters, I would have loved to see them watch the film with me if they were 15 or 16 years old”, says Arjun, “No parent should hesitate watching this film with their grown up kids. It is better that an entire family has an open discussion about this topic at home, They should sensitize girls on how they should react in certain situations and also tell their sons to draw a limit before they end up doing something wrong or perhaps get misinterpreted for something that they believed was harmless.”
He continues, “What is missing in our country is an open conversation and sensitivity towards the whole issue of sexual harassment. We are trying to create that with ‘Inkaar’ and a U/A certificate is pretty much a testimony of Censor Board’s belief in us and our film’s intentions as well.”
Joginder Tuteja tweets @tutejajoginder
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