India, Nov. 4 -- F ilmmaker Honey Trehan, whose Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj faced a prolonged certification battle, has sharply criticised the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) latest advisory. "Underlines the cowardness & the dictatorship in the country," he wrote on Instagram. The film, earlier titled Panjab '95, was released on OTT in July before being taken down. The advisory, dated October 26 and reported on November 2, requires filmmakers to submit completed films for certification. It also makes clear that announced titles and release dates will not be binding on the board. Director Amit Rai questions why filmmakers weren't consulted: "It takes about a year-and-a-half or so to ingrain a film's connection in the audience's mind through the title, but now, one fine day, you can be asked to change that name. How would you re-establish that connection with a new name?" Filmmaker Onir agrees that submitting a completed film is "fair enough", but points out that "things like subtitling starts at a much later point". He adds, "Earlier the hassle used to be about registering a title, now you will have to worry about it till later too." Trade analyst and former CBFC member Atul Mohan says many rules already existed, "but no one followed it stringently". He adds, "Makers announce their film with a publicity campaign in mind, including release date, and now they would face a challenging time doing that." Director Ahmed Khan, however, offers a more measured view. "CBFC is important for all of us. There have been issues but they also understand what it takes in a filmmaking process," he says....