Speaking at a press conference organised a day before the National Film Awards will be given away, Kumar said it was ironical that his film was banned by the government, then given an 'A' certificate by the Censor Board and now chosen as the Best Film on Social Issues.
"It is a documentary film without violence, or nudity or anything like that. Just because it has got Kashmir, it got banned last year and it is ironic that I am sitting here to receive the National Award for the same film," Kumar said.
"But these are the sort of problems that we face not just for documentaries but also for feature films. The Dirty Picture for instance, the kind of trouble it is going through trying to get a television screening," he said.
The storyline of Kumar's film 'Inshallah Football' revolves around the frustrations of a Kashmiri footballer who wants to go abroad.
He said that television screening was a vital part of revenue for documentary films but he cannot show his documentary before 11 PM because of the 'A' rating.
"Kids aged 17-18 will not be able to watch these movies but it is for them that the movie has been made. There are no guidelines on which the Censor board acts," Kumar said.
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