New Delhi, March 20 The Indian release of the Oscar-nominated film "The Voice of Hind Rajab", based on the story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces in 2024, is stuck in limbo as the distributor is still awaiting a censor certificate.
The film, which was nominated in the best international film category at the 98th Academy Awards earlier this month, was acquired for release in India as well as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh by distributor Manoj Nandwana.
Nandwana said the film was screened before the Central Board of Film Certification recently, and they found nothing objectionable in it. The screening took place in late February, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a two-day state visit to Israel.
"The committee said it is a very sensitive film, and we have good relations. The screening was held when PM Narendra Modi was in Israel.
"We cannot release the film here because of the India-Israel relationship... We had a screening with the censor board, and as you know, if there are any cuts, they suggest them. But this film has no violence, nudity, or any political dialogues," Nandwana told