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22/11/11 Chandigarh To, TheRegionalofficer, CBFC, NewDelhi Subject:CensorcertificationoffilmInkLab. DearSir, Inreferencetoyourletterno:VIS/972/2011/dEL/455dated22/11/11.Iwould liketobringintoyournotice: 1. ThefilmisNOTadocumentaryfilmasreferredinyourletter.Referring itasadocumentaryfilminofficialrecordsisnotjustasmallclerical mistakebutreflectsthegrossmisunderstandingandnegligence towardsthelanguageofavantgardecinema. 2.

2. AfilmthatadvocatestheuseConstitutionaltoolslikeRightto information,Freedomofspeech,peacefulprotestsetcforbringing aboutaholisticsocialchangeinsociety,betermedasnotan EducationalfilmbyCBFCmembersreflectsaverynarrowattitudeof thecommitteetowardsissuesofconcernontodayssociety.Due explanationbeprovidedforthesame. 3. ThecutsprescribedbytheCBFCchopsoffselectivelythetalksabout corruptioninpolitics.Kindlyacknowledgethatthesetalksrepresent averagediscussionsoncontemporarynews,amongtodaysyouth. Choppingsuchscenesisonlyintheinterestofcorruptpoliticiansand notininterestofPoliticsandpublicingeneral.(Atpara1,2,4,9) Thesecutsareunjustified. 4. Youhaveaskedtochopoffthescenewheretheprotagonististryingto makehomemadefireworksinhiskitchen.Youmissedthehistorical contextofthefilm,whereprotagonisttalksaboutBhagatSinghs Assemblybombcase.Theprotagonistbeinganinquisitive,scientific

persontriesforhimselfeverythingbeforeheactuallydecidestoapply itornot.ExplosivesmadebyBhagatSinghwerehomemadetooand thisfilmsimplyreflectsthesamethingviatheprotagonist.Thereare thousandplusrecipestomakebombsonInternetincaseyouare worriedthatthisfilmteachespublicaboutmakingbombs.Youmissed theessence.Thiscutistotallyinvalid(Atpara5and7,TCR00:28:59to 00:29:31and00:39:36to00:40:15) 5. Youhaveaskedtochopoffthescenes,whichgivespacetothereason behindtheideaofbombingtheAssemblybyBhagastSingh.Its unfortunatethattheideaisbeingagainmisunderstood.Untilthe reasonbehindtheAssemblybombingof1929isshown,any uninformedpersonwouldcallthevaliantactofFreedomfightersa violentact.Thiscut(Atpara6,TCR00:36:29to00:36:52)istotally invalid. Itsunfortunatethatthecommittee/presidingofficerwasunawareofthefact thatthisfilmisnotadocumentaryfilmbutafictionfilmandalsothedecision toconsiderthisfilmasnotaneducationalfilmisashockingone.The certificationaskedforwasanAdultsonlyandtoaskforuncalledforcutsin that Whatismostpainfultomeasadirectorandproduceristhatevenafter80+ yearsoftheMartyrdomofShaheedBhagatSingh,hisideaofFreedomand socialeconomicequalityisbeingsuppressed.Andmoreoveryouhave missedthewholepointofthefilmthatitadvocatesforasocialchange throughdemocraticandconstitutionalmeans. IhencedeclarethatIrefusetotakeanycutsintheDirectorscutofmyfilm submittedtoyourofficeandyoumaykindlygiveyourfinalverdictonthe censorcertificationofthesamekeepingthisinlightsothatIcanplanaway aheadformyfilmaccordingly. PeacenJoy, DrGauravChhabra 1028,Sector15B Ph:09814452699 Chandigarh

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