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CBFC yet to clear Oscar-nominated Gaza docudrama for India release
Updated On: 22 March, 2026 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Mohar Basu
India distributor of ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ on the Oscar-nominated movie’s censor ordeal, and the mounting losses due to the ban. The Voice of Hind Rajab, about a Gaza tragedy, faces delays in India over sensitivity concerns despite screening in Israel

A still from ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’; (left) Hind Rajab. Pics/YouTube, X
It is strange, almost jarring, that a film about the devastation of Gaza has found ways to be screened in Israel itself, and yet, in India, it has not secured clearance. Directed by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania, The Voice of Hind Rajab reconstructs the true story of Hind Rajab, a young girl fleeing Gaza City with her family in January 2024. Their car, however, came under fire from Israeli forces. The film unfolds from the perspective of Palestinian Red Crescent volunteers, who remain on call with Rajab as she tells them, in fear, that her cousins are already dead, and pleads with them not to leave her alone.


