Kalki Koechlin thinks, there is no need of censor board

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New delhi : The 'Margarita With A Straw' star, bollywood actress Kalki Koechlin thinks that no democracy in its right mind deserves a censor board, forget the kind that can’t do without  its snip-and-chop routine.

The 31-year-old actress who known for her non-conformist roles that are often bold and wild, said that, “Censorship is basically the government controlling the people, while in a democracy it should be the people controlling the government.”

According the source, the actress says that the premise on which the Censor Board is built is in  itself wrong, and that it does little to acknowledge audiences as adults with freedom of choice.

“The idea of a censor board itself is wrong. The Censor Board was formed in 1951, we’ve come a long way since then. Once you give a film an ‘A’ certificate, you don’t need to censor it. It is an adult’s choice to watch it or not. If you’re censoring things for adults, when are we going to become adults?” she added.

However, the actress defends, “I don’t feel that way. Of course it was dramatic, but in real life too, you don’t get to choose your problems. Sometimes, all of them come together. Everything happens at once. I’ve had personal experiences where a family member was suffering from cancer and at the same time, I was getting a divorce and not getting any work professionally."

"Problems don’t come in neat little boxes. The film is about someone who has been handed lemons and makes a margarita instead of getting bitter about it.” the actress added.

The 31-year-old actress who known for her non-conformist roles that are often bold and wild, said that, “Censorship is basically the government controlling the people, while in a democracy it should be the people controlling the government.”

According the source, the actress says that the premise on which the Censor Board is built is in  itself wrong, and that it does little to acknowledge audiences as adults with freedom of choice.

“The idea of a censor board itself is wrong. The Censor Board was formed in 1951, we’ve come a long way since then. Once you give a film an ‘A’ certificate, you don’t need to censor it. It is an adult’s choice to watch it or not. If you’re censoring things for adults, when are we going to become adults?” she added.

However, the actress defends, “I don’t feel that way. Of course it was dramatic, but in real life too, you don’t get to choose your problems. Sometimes, all of them come together. Everything happens at once. I’ve had personal experiences where a family member was suffering from cancer and at the same time, I was getting a divorce and not getting any work professionally."

"Problems don’t come in neat little boxes. The film is about someone who has been handed lemons and makes a margarita instead of getting bitter about it.” the actress added.


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