Fire, Unfreedom: 7 films that were banned but can be watched on OTT

Author: Varsha Agarwal

Fire-Prime Video

[{"selector":"#anim-933fee39-8954-4f55-84ae-29331b02b1a7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.707017138377477%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-08ad7e1f-3e35-4e21-abbe-1de8d17d99d7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b3cb89d-35dd-4228-bc74-3a4cdd1ef8c1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 110.60378%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f6c6661d-9d75-459b-9ec7-58e33203a38e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dacda783-a7ec-4bcc-85e5-0cc0553baa3c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 919.44500%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Deepa Mehta directorial starring Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das, deals with same gender love, which led to a huge uproar at the time of its release in 1996.

Angry Indian Goddesses-Netflix

[{"selector":"#anim-ed47ef05-ff7b-4836-933f-5a3c8bb8f176 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(8.36052365675249%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9595dca-4a2d-484d-8324-12b2bc738eb5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eae59979-ff06-4af3-88e7-45e4f6dea224","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 136.93528%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-867913c5-0067-47fe-99df-f89bd828697d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce2c3f22-3a93-44f9-b7dc-934a52614c16","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 919.44500%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Dircted by Pan Nalin, the film is about Indian women finding their hearts and loosing their heads. It got banned for hurting religious sentiments.

Black Friday- Disney+Hotstar

[{"selector":"#anim-8828e205-fda5-430c-a3ca-9cacfbdbd0d1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(12.54687475254097%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7e212e7-e4a0-4736-8add-14f7f22e6b03","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-31d3836d-5bc8-4821-a50a-3969e239dfbc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 131.99022%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8107b070-246d-4d71-a463-c5a863225772","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ee393a28-6661-48d6-9a0c-59d59bf5acb9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 919.44500%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Anurag Kashyap directorial follows the events that led to the 1993 Bombay blasts and the subsequent police investigation.

Parzania- Disney+Hotstar

[{"selector":"#anim-95b87f95-d83b-4938-ab1b-5ad420df760d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(27.24511193678517%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8f792b8-d61c-4bfb-a85b-aa750c575421","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab52442a-c087-4042-a4f5-a8f4037dd2c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 111.51701%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4d46324-3bd4-4841-ade7-b24c4f6f9612","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14d09920-25e0-47b2-9636-26c6bc96f7a0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 922.57015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Directed by Rahul Dholakia, the film traces the journey of the Pithawala family while searching their missing son after the 28 February 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre.

Loev-Netflix

[{"selector":"#anim-1845595b-ff86-47d8-8b39-8c4522a319cb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(11.266114717993805%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9f52f95-cbdc-4cfa-96ee-0744e652d716","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-370c7d04-c83b-4b28-b834-a3e9acae51cd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 131.44078%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-57bb0144-5d04-4988-82a6-2860cb688c3d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59e30624-b35a-4b62-b8f7-0174b8c78ebf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 922.57015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The film deals with the same gender love and features Shiv Panditt and Dhruv Ganesh in lead roles. The 2015 film never got released in theatres.

Paanch-Mubi

[{"selector":"#anim-3d7325f5-0cc9-463d-af55-058a870eb596 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(15.325622624306764%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b55f19ed-178e-4730-9a0b-d5f534b69138","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27918fc7-e25b-45b8-8f29-3c1704668213","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 108.77729%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ae68bffb-ca66-4b8e-8992-3a1e32db172b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46bba1b7-b2c7-4642-8113-48ba2fdf2fec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 922.57015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Anurag Kashyap directorial, loosely based on the infamous 1976–77 Joshi-Abhyankar serial murders in Pune was objected for its violence.

Unfreedom- Netflix

[{"selector":"#anim-ffcfc631-38ff-4436-9d99-690d02d190f6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(21.13462887073572%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-640ed293-31b0-473f-9190-e799a00b8bdc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5590c389-ca95-4329-b8e5-85f33db6582d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 108.77729%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0114ca05-9b5b-42df-bb28-745fdaad91a5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bc412ed-6c84-4c17-abb9-d776b2076dd2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 922.57015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Raj Amit Kumar directorial not only deals with same-gender love story but also has terrorism angle to it. The 2014 film was refused by CBFC for public release.