‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ blocked in India over fear of ‘breaking up’ India-Israel ties: Distributor
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The Central Board of Film Certification has blocked the theatrical release of the film The Voice of Hind Rajab in the country owing to fears that it will “break up” ties between India and Israel, Variety quoted the film’s local distributor as saying on Thursday.
The Oscar-nominated film, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, depicts the real story of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who was trapped inside a car attacked by Israeli forces in Gaza and later found dead.
The incident, which took place in 2024, occurred while Israel was carrying out unprecedented air and ground strikes on the besieged Palestinian enclave. The strikes, which began in October 2023, have left more than 70,000 persons dead.
Manoj Nandwana, who heads the Mumbai-based Jai Viratra Entertainment and is the distributor for The Voice of Hind Rajab in India, told Variety that the film is being censored as it “is very sensitive”.
The distributor claimed that he was told by a CBFC member that “if it gets released, it would break up the India-Israel relationship”.
He said that he had screened the film for the CBFC in February when he had submitted it for censorship approval. Nandwana added that he was planning to release it in India on March 6 “because we thought it was a good date” ahead of the Oscars.
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