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Lipstick Under My Burkha and Haraamkhor (below) were denied certification by the CBFC, after which the FCAT stepped in and gave both the films an ‘A’certificate and some cuts
Recently, through the Tribunal Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance 2021, the Centre has done away with appellate authorities under nine acts and vested those powers in the high courts. One of the appellates that have been removed is the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT). The FCAT was established in 1983 under the Cinematograph Act. It was the statutory body constituted to hear appeals of filmmakers aggrieved by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) orders.