<p>National Award-winning filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly says the cesnor board should have directors in its team as sometimes board members suggest cuts that insult the creativity.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ganguly feels if sensible filmmakers are in the certification body they would respect the director's perspective and not act randomly.<br /><br />"No one will support the stand of censor board and we will keep discussing this issue for next 20 years. Sometimes, it is insulting for sensible filmmakers when they suggest a cut. It questions your creativity, integrity and passion for cinema. We want a board of directors who we can trust," the director told reporters here.<br /><br />CBFC and its chairperson, former producer Pahlaj Nihalani, have been at the centre of negative attention lately owing to arbitrary cuts suggested by the body in movies.<br /><br />Hinting at Nihalani, Ganguly said, "We want a proper filmography of the board of directors, they should have volume of sensible work. When somebody is giving you cuts and you see his old films, you know why I am saying this.<br /><br />"I don't mind Mr Shyam Benegal suggesting a cut or Govind Nihalani doing that. There are directors who are creating disturbing images and should be regulated and there has to be a proper body to do that but it can't be random."<br /><br />Ganguly interacted with the media on the sidelines of the first edition of BRICS Film Festival.<br /><br />His film "Cinemawala" is being screened at the festival.<br /><br />The filmmaker was joined by "Cinemawala" actor Parambrata Chatterjee and young director Ram Reddy, whose critically- acclaimed feature debut "Thithi" is being shown at the fest.<br /><br />When asked whether censorship should be done away with, Reddy said, "I agree with the stand that it should be a certification body rather than an editor because editors are artists and professionals and they sit with the directors and take decisions based on artistic impulse.<br /><br />"'Thithi' has been edited like a song because both my editors and I are percussionists so we tried editing it that way... So, now if censor board takes a few shots out of my song, it won't be music anymore. So, as an artist I am very concerned about the freedom of though and expression."</p>
<p>National Award-winning filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly says the cesnor board should have directors in its team as sometimes board members suggest cuts that insult the creativity.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Ganguly feels if sensible filmmakers are in the certification body they would respect the director's perspective and not act randomly.<br /><br />"No one will support the stand of censor board and we will keep discussing this issue for next 20 years. Sometimes, it is insulting for sensible filmmakers when they suggest a cut. It questions your creativity, integrity and passion for cinema. We want a board of directors who we can trust," the director told reporters here.<br /><br />CBFC and its chairperson, former producer Pahlaj Nihalani, have been at the centre of negative attention lately owing to arbitrary cuts suggested by the body in movies.<br /><br />Hinting at Nihalani, Ganguly said, "We want a proper filmography of the board of directors, they should have volume of sensible work. When somebody is giving you cuts and you see his old films, you know why I am saying this.<br /><br />"I don't mind Mr Shyam Benegal suggesting a cut or Govind Nihalani doing that. There are directors who are creating disturbing images and should be regulated and there has to be a proper body to do that but it can't be random."<br /><br />Ganguly interacted with the media on the sidelines of the first edition of BRICS Film Festival.<br /><br />His film "Cinemawala" is being screened at the festival.<br /><br />The filmmaker was joined by "Cinemawala" actor Parambrata Chatterjee and young director Ram Reddy, whose critically- acclaimed feature debut "Thithi" is being shown at the fest.<br /><br />When asked whether censorship should be done away with, Reddy said, "I agree with the stand that it should be a certification body rather than an editor because editors are artists and professionals and they sit with the directors and take decisions based on artistic impulse.<br /><br />"'Thithi' has been edited like a song because both my editors and I are percussionists so we tried editing it that way... So, now if censor board takes a few shots out of my song, it won't be music anymore. So, as an artist I am very concerned about the freedom of though and expression."</p>