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Santosh OTT premiere paused, director Sandhya Suri calls it “a real shame” : Bollywood News

Filmmaker Sandhya Suri has voiced strong disappointment after the last-minute decision to pause the digital premiere of her film Santosh in India, calling the move “a real shame”. The film set to debut on Lionsgate Play in India on Friday, October 17 was suddenly pulled. Santosh OTT premiere paused, director Sandhya Suri calls it “a […]

Oscar-Nominated Film Santosh Faces CBFC Roadblock, Director Sandhya Suri Reacts

Santosh, a thought-provoking crime drama, has met with a major setback. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has blocked the film’s release in India. They have raised concerns over the movie’s depiction of police brutality, Islamophobia, and misogyny. Now, Santosh‘s director, Sandhya Suri, has reacted to CBFC’s directive. She called their decision “disappointing and […]

‘Santosh’, UK’s official Oscar entry, blocked by CBFC for Indian theatrical release

A still from ‘Santosh’ | Photo Credit: Vertigo Films The internationally acclaimed Santosh has been denied certification for theatrical release in India after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) objected to its portrayal of police brutality, caste discrimination, and misogyny, according to reports from The Guardian. Written and directed by British-Indian filmmaker Sandhya Suri, […]

‘Santosh’ movie review: Sandhya Suri’s layered procedural dissects the casual cruelties of power

A still from ‘Santosh’ | Photo Credit: Vertigo Films In Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, a young Dalit girl has been murdered and her body is found floating in a village well. But it’s the apathy, the procedural inertia, and the sneering shrugs and sideways glances that come after, that she somehow makes feel more criminal, more […]