When Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name?” He really did not anticipate that it could carry within it a whole argument, especially in India, a country where names carry a lot of weight.

So, when the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) put a ban on the Malayalam film ‘Janaki vs State of Kerala’, it stirred a hornets’ nest, with the Film Employees Federation of Kerala (FEFKA) condemning the ban and threatening to launch a protest.

The board has demanded that the name of the titular character and that of the movie be changed, as ‘Janaki’ is associated with Goddess Sita and, hence, cannot be shown as a victim of abuse.

This directive from the film board is quite........

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