“We are at the fag end of the year, so a film which is certified in November and December and probably getting a release in 6 months will get old by the time. Just because they don’t have a certificate doesn’t mean that they can’t showcase their films.
“Across the world there are uncensored films playing at festivals, we are also following suit,” Vani said while speaking at a panel on ‘Changing Discourse around Women and Commerce in Cinema’.
Citing an example of “Pink”, Vani feels it is about time men in the industry start believing in women and give them films which are powerful.
“Women don’t have to stand up for women, it’s the men who have to believe in women. When you look at ‘Pink’, be it Aniruddha Roy or Shoojit Sircar, you look at two men who decided to make a film like that.
“There was no item number, they didn’t try to sell the film commercially. It was all about the subject.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
