'Mamta Child Factory' loses censor battle; to skip theatrical release
What's the story
The makers of the long-stuck film Mamta Child Factory have decided to skip a theatrical release and go for a direct-to-OTT premiere. The decision comes after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) raised questions about the film's originality and asked for its resubmission. Despite director Mohsin Khan's efforts to comply with these demands, including a rescreening request, no progress has been made on certification.
OTT release
'Mamta Child Factory' premiered on Ultra Play
The film, which deals with surrogacy, will now be released directly on the Ultra Play platform. An insider revealed to Mid-Day that even after resubmitting the film for certification, they received no date for screening or certification. "We've given up hopes for a theatrical release. Ultra, which bought the film, is premiering it on its OTT platform," they said. The film premiered on Wednesday.
Certification delay
CBFC's concerns and demands led to resubmission
The trouble for Mamta Child Factory began when Khan applied for the certification process in June. The film was first screened for the CBFC on July 29, but no decision was made. The director claimed that an Assistant Regional Officer had verbally informed them that the film's theme of surrogacy was problematic. Later, CBFC considered it a dubbed version of Khan's last Marathi offering, Delivery Boy (2024), and demanded its resubmission for certification.
Frustration grows
Was it a dubbed film?
In response, Khan clarified that he had shot the film in Hindi from scratch and not dubbed it from another language. When things still didn't go ahead, the makers of Mamta Child Factory resubmitted the movie as per the guidelines. Yet, they met with no response.