Find out why these movies were banned in Indian theatres

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Unfreedom (2014)

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Angry Indian Godesses (2015)

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Gandu (2010)

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Fire (1996)

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Water (2005)

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Kissa Kursi Ka (1978)

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Loev (2015)

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Inshallah Football (2010)

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Parzania (2005)

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Black Friday (2004)

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Find out why these movies were banned in Indian theatres

Unfreedom (2014)

A lesbian couple and a terrorism angle was all it took for a ban back then Watch it now on Netflix

Angry Indian Godesses (2015)

After censoring most of the scenes, the film was allowed to be shown in theatres Watch it now on Netflix

Gandu (2010)

Rife with expletives, graphic nudity, and unsimulated sex scenes, the film was unsurprisingly banned in Indian theatres Watch it now on Netflix

Fire (1996)

A film on homosexuality that India was not ready for at the time Watch it now on YouTube

Water (2005)

A child bride forced to repent her husbands untimely death finds love Watch it now on YouTube

Kissa Kursi Ka (1978)

A political reference linking two politicians Watch it now on YouTube

Loev (2015)

Banned for the depiction of a gay couple in love in Indian Cinema Watch it now on Netflix

Inshallah Football (2010)

A sensitive release date featuring a Kashmiri protagonist Watch it now on YouTube

Parzania (2005)

The Gujrat riots and its depiction on the silver screen was unsurprisingly met with stiff resistance Watch it now on Disney+ Hotstar

Black Friday (2004)

1995 bomb blasts and its depections Watch it now on Disney+ Hotstar

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