Movies Which Got Banned By The Censor Board Of India

1. Unfreedom Click to look into! >> Read More... (2015)

Written and Directed by Raj Amit Kumar Raj Amit Kumar is a filmmaker. He was born on 1st >> Read More... , Unfreedom (2015) combines social commentary with an exciting plot spanning from New Delhi to New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . The story revolves around four characters - Mohammed Hussain Mohammed Hussain, born on 2nd December 1953, is a >> Read More... and Fareed Rahmani in New York, and Leela Singh and Sakhi Taylor in New Delhi. Mohammed Hussain attempts to kidnap and kill Fareed Rahman, a Muslim scholar whose views Hussain vehemently opposes. Leela Singh tries to kidnap her lover Sakhi to marry her. The movie is a contemporary thriller that unfolds the story of two cities torn apart by religious, political and sexual views.

2. Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love (1996)

Banned due to its sexual content, the film was written by Vatsyayana and directed by Mira Nair Mira Nair, a veteran Filmmaker, based in New York >> Read More... . The film entangled the lurid tale of sexual desires and betrayal that was seen in an Indian Palace during the 16th century.

3. Sins (2005)

It narrates the story of a priest in Kerala who begins a torrid affair with a young woman, Phoolan Devi. Phoolan Devi was popularly known as the ‘bandit queen’. One day she asks the catholic priest for his blessings. He blesses her and gives a kiss on her forehead. The kiss ignites the sexual desire between the two. Soon they both consummate their lust and become lovers.

4. Black Friday (2004)

The film entails the investigation of the 1993 Mumbai blasts which ripped the city apart. A massive team was appointed by the police to nab the conspirators responsible for the ruthless act. Directed by Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... the movie is based on the Hussain Zaidi book, Black Friday: The true story of the Bomb Blasts’.

5. Firaaq Click to look into! >> Read More... (2008)

A political-thriller film based on the Gujarat riots in 2002. It puts on screen the life of a handful of characters that severely impacted by the Gujarat genocide. It’s not only about Hindu-Muslim divide but also about emotions of human beings.

6. Gandu (2010)

It won the Jury Award for Best film at South Asia International Film Festival but got banned in India because of high nudity and oral sex scenes. A black and white movie, Gandu featured the relationship of a guy with his mother, his passion for rap music, his drug addiction and pornographic experience. In one of the scenes, Anubrata Basu Anubrata Basu was born on October 5th, 1989 in Cal >> Read More... shows his erect penis and even gives a blowjob to Rii, the film director’s real life girlfriend.

7. Water (2005)

The movie focused on the problems faced by Hindu widows in 1938 in Banaras. The movie faced huge controversies because of its dark insights on the life of a widow. The rituals are still experienced by almost 33 million widows in different part of India. According to an ancient Hindu text Manusmriti, the life of a woman belongs half to her husband and if he dies, she is half dead. The widow has three alternates, either to burn herself on her husband’s funeral pyre, marry his brother, if any, or spend her whole life in isolation.