In India s*x is considered a very taboo subject and cultural organisations are always up against the visual depiction of S*xuality in cinema. So when an Indian American filmmaker decided to make a film on one of the most controversial topics of Indian cinema it received a lot of backlash which was handled in a very manipulative way by the makers.
Mira Nair was making a film titled K*masutra: A tale of Love. Obviously the Indian government were not very happy with this and didn't gave permission to shoot the film. So that Mira Nair did was she didn't give any title to the film and hid the actual content of the film.
To deceive the government officials they gave the working title of the film as “Maya and Tara” the names of the protagonists of the film. Many political and cultural groups complained that the makers are shooting inappropriate scenes and are demeaning Indian culture. When the officials came to visit, the makers improvised fake scenes to show to the officials just to deceive them into thinking that they are making a period drama based on the story Uttaran (which it was but with added erot**ism). When the officials discovered the actual content of the film, the makers did what most Indians do to get their work done- “bribe” or what they call protection money.
Eventually when the film was up for release the Indian censor board refused certification to the film and the film was promptly banned not just in India but also in Pakistan. It didn't modest business and is not considered a great film in the filmography of Mira Nair.