CBFC disappoints again as Phullu gets 'A' certificate; will Akshay Kumar's Padman suffer same fate? Here's what Twitterati has to say

Filmmaker Abhishek Saxena has taken an initiative to bring awareness to people around the country about the societal taboo, menstruation. He made a film titled Phullu, which deals with how a man took the charge to make sanitary napkins for the small town women who are not aware of the product, pads. Phullu features Sharib Hashmi in the lead role.

Though the movie sounds similar to Akshay Kumar's upcoming movie Padman, the Abhishek directorial is a major step taken in a small budget. The sad part is our so called censor board has given the movie an "A" certificate and termed it as an adult film.

"Phullu has no profanity, no smoking, nothing that warrants an Adult certification. It's just that people taking calls at the CBFC are not evolved and educated enough to see the importance of this film. They've grown up with a stigma around menstruation, have never discussed it in their homes, and think that it's a forbidden 'adult' topic. They'll never understand that our aim is to break this very taboo. Mr (Pahlaj) Nihalani hasn't watched the film. I know this because he wasn't there at the screening. But we are not strong enough to fight this, not now," Abhishek said.

Now, the question is will Padman have the same fate? It also deals with the same issue and in fact, it is a proper biopic on the life of entrepreneur and Padma Shri awardee, Arunachalam Muruganantham, who invented the machine that manufactures sanitary napkins at a low cost.

Will it also be given "A" certificate or the actor's movie is an exception as it involves big names?

"I'm sure that the CBFC will not give Akshay Kumar's film Padman an 'Adult' rating. Because he's Akshay Kumar and whatever he shows is good and worthy of being seen as a 'public interest' message. If he gets an 'A' he'll get Modi ji to tweet about it and the CBFC will fall in line. But I'm sure he'll get a U/A rating, so it won't even come to that. When Padman releases, I'm sure that the CBFC will pitch it as an 'education' film, even though our film is just as much about menstruation and the taboo around it, as theirs," The Quint quoted Abhishek as saying.

Watch the trailer of Phullu:

Meanwhile, Twitterati are furious with the CBFC decision. Take a look at their reaction: