Indian Film Censorship’s Political Aims Exposed by Data Leak
In February this year, Indian filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan walked into the film censor board’s office confidently, hoping for a swift certification process. After all, he believed his film was “safe” enough to pass the censorship test — no sex, no gore, no profanity, and no Bollywood innuendo. “Phule” is a reverential tale of anti-caste reformers…