India, Jan. 7 -- Batt Koch becomes the first film to have the Kashmiri language listed under the main language category on CBFC portal. Directed-written by Siddarth Koul and co-directed by Ankit Wali, the film is backed by Vinayak Razdan. The films stars MK Raina, veteran Indian theater actor and director among several others.

It has been a long wait for the makers to get the film censored. This 73-min film is entirely shot in Jammu & Kashmir.

Sharing about his endless struggle to get a censor certificate, Siddarth tells HTCity, "The struggle lasted about four months, but it was a period of intense uncertainty. When we went to certify Batt Koch, we realized that Kashmiri wasn't even a selectable option on the CBFC's e-CinePramaan portal...