kolkata authorturned bank official debarati mukhopadhyay on monday wrote to the central board of film certifications cbfc regional office pointing out that the film dhananjoy might be in contempt of court drawing a sharp denial from filmmaker arindam silthe online trailer of the film which deals with dhananjoy chatterjee who was convicted and hanged in 2004 for the rapemurder of 14yearold hetal parekh has created a stir a section eagerly wants to find out chatterjees side of the story while another wants to boycott itsil insisted the film neither supports rape nor maligns the judiciary a group with vested interests is doing this since they dont want to hear or see the truth he saidmukhopadhyay said she didnt belong to any political party but was prompted to write to the cbfc after seeing the trailer the trailer is contesting the judiciarys verdict she said dhananjoys mercy petition was rejected by the then indian president in the trailer there is a closeup of the victim suggestive of satisfaction during a consensual act this is wrong i feel the film will empower criminals next we will have films on the rapists of nirbhaya and aruna shanbaug my letter to the cbfc requests all these issues to be kept in mind while certifying this film sil said his detractors were jumping to conclusions too early advocate mala duttaghosh also a cbfc member said i have no idea about this film legally speaking if any movie maligns the judiciary we have to refer to clause 2xviii of the guidelines in the cinematograph act this clause states that visuals or works which engage in contempt of court or undermines dignity of the court cant get clearanceadvocate amales ray said a filmmaker has the freedom to express through cinema the filmmaker has a fundamental right to criticise the decision of a court but should not undermine the dignity of the court it is the duty of cbfc to play the role of a guard in a pragmatic and realistic manner