<p>Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has critisised the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and blamed the censorship guidelines for stalling his career for seven years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I had a career unreleased for seven years because of censorship," Kashyap, who is a guest at the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Melbourne this year, said on ABC Melbourne radio channel.<br /><br />Kashyap, 43, said that his film "Paanch" was blocked for showcasing drug issues and violence against police officer initially but later passed by the board which left his producer bankrupt.<br /><br />"I was asked to remove the scenes," said Kashyap, who was recently at loggerheads with the board over the release of his production "Udta Punjab".<br /><br />Kashyap, who will deliver a masterclass on Censorship to students and cinema lovers here as a part of the Indian fest, said he found the board redundant as people have access to such movies online.<br /><br />"To say that the censor board does not want my daughter to watch my movies.. my daughter has seen all my movies by downloading them.<br /><br />"We were actually progressing but in the last two years we have gone back..the censorship that has come now in is far worse," he added.</p>
<p>Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has critisised the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and blamed the censorship guidelines for stalling his career for seven years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I had a career unreleased for seven years because of censorship," Kashyap, who is a guest at the ongoing Indian Film Festival of Melbourne this year, said on ABC Melbourne radio channel.<br /><br />Kashyap, 43, said that his film "Paanch" was blocked for showcasing drug issues and violence against police officer initially but later passed by the board which left his producer bankrupt.<br /><br />"I was asked to remove the scenes," said Kashyap, who was recently at loggerheads with the board over the release of his production "Udta Punjab".<br /><br />Kashyap, who will deliver a masterclass on Censorship to students and cinema lovers here as a part of the Indian fest, said he found the board redundant as people have access to such movies online.<br /><br />"To say that the censor board does not want my daughter to watch my movies.. my daughter has seen all my movies by downloading them.<br /><br />"We were actually progressing but in the last two years we have gone back..the censorship that has come now in is far worse," he added.</p>