Anurag Kashyap claims CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi objected to Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj before watching it
Anurag Kashyap has been vocal about the ban on Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj. Recently, the filmmaker alleged that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson, Prasoon Joshi, objected to the film before even watching it. Anurag Kashyap on Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj ban. ‘He hadn’t seen the film’ Speaking on stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra’s YouTube channel, Anurag shared that the film’s director, Honey Trehan, had told him about the certification process and how Joshi objected to the film before seeing it. “Honey says Prasoon Joshi had objections with the film. He hadn’t seen the film. I know, in other cases also, the chairman doesn’t see the film,” he said. The filmmaker further claimed that the CBFC chairperson does not always personally watch films and sometimes relies solely on reports submitted by members of the Examining Committee. “On the basis of that report, an arbitrary decision can be made. So, the film has been arbitrarily withdrawn. When I last spoke to Honey, he hasn’t been given any clear reasons,” he said. Anurag went on to question Prasoon’s …
