Film should be judged from view of ordinary person, not hypersensitive one: Kerala HC directs CBFC to certify Haal

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to issue fresh certification to the Malayalam film, Haal, within two weeks after the filmmakers resubmit it. The board had earlier asked the filmmakers to make several modifications and deletions.

Justice V G Arun, who watched the movie, said in his verdict, “The standard to be applied by the board or the courts for judging the film should be that of an ordinary man of commonsense and prudence and not that of an out of the ordinary or hypersensitive man. In the case at hand, it is clear that, instead of judging the film as would be done by an ordinary, prudent person, the board’s focus was on whether the film will ruffle a few oversensitive feathers.”

Last month, the CBFC had demanded that the makers