Hindi movie Santosh, which was Britain’s official entry to the Oscars final 12 months, is lastly getting a launch in India after virtually a year-long battle over censorship and certification. The movie, which premiered on the Cannes Movie Competition final 12 months, couldn’t safe a theatrical launch in India and can now be launched digitally on Lionsgate Play.
Santosh will get its India launch
Directed by Sandhya Suri and starring Shahana Goswami and Sunita Rajwar, Santosh willbe out on Lionsgate Play on October 17. The actor described the movie as very near her coronary heart.
“A fantastically written story, depicted in truth, holding up a mirror to us of the world we dwell in, that now we have all helped create. Sandhya Suri, the author and director, has crafted one thing so significant and touching. The movie has been proven all around the world, beginning its journey on the Cannes Movie Competition in 2024, and has been drastically appreciated by critics and the general public alike. All of the actors in Santosh are good, however I’ll particularly converse of Sunita Rajwar, who has completed a superb job taking part in a really complicated character. It was a pleasure working together with her and watching her develop into Geeta Sharma. You will note her in a totally new avatar. I can’t wait for everybody in India to lastly have the ability to watch the movie,” the actor shared.
Santosh is the story of a younger widow who inherits her late husband’s police job, however her symbolic placement rapidly turns right into a reckoning when she is assigned to the investigation of a Dalit teenager’s rape and homicide. The movie, which has received acclaim worldwide, has been praised for its delicate dealing with of caste-based crime and policing in India.
Santosh’s delayed launch as a result of CBFC objections
The movie was imagined to launch in India late final 12 months after which earlier in 2025, however was caught with the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC), which refused to certify it with out a number of cuts. Describing it as a ban, Sunita Rajwar advised PTI, “All of us need the viewers ought to no less than get to see it (the movie) and see what we’ve completed in it. It’s banned. They (makers) try, however they (censor board) are asking for a lot edit that it isn’t doable.”
Directed by Sandhya Suri and produced by Good Chaos, Cinefrance Studios, and MetFilm Manufacturing, Santosh was Britain’s official entry to the 2025 Oscars and made it to the December longlist, however was not nominated.
