New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- Coming out in support of Vijay after his film, Jana Nayagan, was postponed from its Pongal release due to not receiving certification from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Actor-politician Kamal Haasan raised concerns about freedom of expression and the functioning of the film certification process.
Without naming any institution or referring to a specific film, Haasan said, "India's Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, guided by reason, never diminished by opacity. This moment is larger than any one film; it reflects the space we accord art and artists in a constitutional democracy."He added, "Cinema is not the labour of an individual alone but the collective effort of an ecosystem of writers...