In a much-needed refreshing change, the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has asked the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to pass An Insignificant Man, Khusboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla’s documentary based on Arvind Kejriwal, with a U/A certificate. Ranka and Shukla were previously asked to obtain a hard-to-get No Objection Certificate (NOC) from Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself.

But FCAT’s decision comes as a victory for the film’s makers, as getting an NOC from political persons is not really permissible by law. The FCAT has also cleared the film, without demanding that the young filmmakers mute or delete any or all references made to BJP and Congress leaders.