How to kick up a fuss to push for self-censorshipIndia's entertainment scene grapples with censorship, spotlighting films like 'Santosh' and 'Punjab '95' that challenge powerful establishm...
08 Aug, 2025, 03.20 PM IST
CBFC’s Kryptonite: Superman may save the world, but smooching is off limits in IndiaJames Gunn’s new Superman film has landed in controversy in India after the censor board removed two kissing scenes to secure a UA rating. ...
15 Jul, 2025, 10.15 PM IST
Kangana Ranaut’s 'Emergency' gets green light! Check plot, controversy, cut scenes and release dateKangana Ranaut's political drama Emergency has received a 'U/A' certificate from the CBFC after months of controversy and legal battles. Th...
08 Sep, 2024, 07.04 PM IST
Parliamentary panel on information technology calls for ‘reasonable’ curbs on OTT contentCentral Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi, appearing before the panel, defended its role as a “censor” and said filmma...
14 Jan, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
Farhan Akhtar, Atul Kasbekar call out CBFC for censoring alcohol glasses in ‘Ford v Ferrari’CBFC clashes with the film fraternity over blurring alcohol glasses in Matt Damon-starrer ‘Ford v Ferrari’.
14 Nov, 2019, 02.18 PM IST
Centre in huddle over Benegal panel's suggestions on film censorship and certificationsThe Shyam Benegal-headed committee was tasked with looking at the censorship process in 2015. The panel submitted its reports in April and ...
24 Dec, 2018, 08.39 AM IST
Padmaavat producers move SC against ban by various statesThe producers of Padmaavat moved the apex court against the ban imposed on its release by various state governments.
18 Jan, 2018, 07.43 AM IST
Filmmakers will now show pornography and vulgarity even in normal films: Pahlaj NihalaniPahlaj Nihalani said he was in favour of a rating system and according to him, rules of censorship were firmly required in the digital and ...
12 Aug, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Why censor body should not be deciding the films you should watch and the words you should hear in themIndia's film censor board has been accused of arbitrarily curbing creative freedom. Top filmmakers are up in arms against this disturbing t...
16 Jul, 2017, 06.48 AM IST
Is pre-censorship of films useless in internet era, asks Supreme CourtA bench decided to hear a PIL filed by veteran actor and director Amol Palekar, challenging the constitutional validity of Section 4(1)(iii...
18 Apr, 2017, 01.35 PM IST
CBFC should be ashamed if 'Udta Punjab' is leaked by them, says Aamir KhanThe film has been leaked on various torrent websites with 'for censor' written on the top left corner of the copy.
16 Jun, 2016, 05.59 PM IST
'Udta Punjab': Pahlaj Nihalani welcomes Bombay HC's decision, congratulates producersNihalani reiterated that the decision taken by him was as per the guidelines of the Cinematograph Act.
14 Jun, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
#UdtaPunjab: Big B & Shyam Benegal speak outAmitabh Bachchan is the latest celebrity to make a comment on the ongoing tussle between the makers of the film & the Censor Board.
11 Jun, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
Make film certification norms non-discretionary: Arun JaitleyJaitley said in most countries there is a mechanism for certifying films and documentaries, but it has to be ensured that in doing so, arti...
09 Jan, 2016, 03.14 PM IST
UPA was sanskari too! Government lists 40 films cleansed of cuss words, intimate scenes during 2013-14The I&B ministry sources listed out about 40 films cleared under the previous government where cuss words and intimate scenes were cut by t...
03 Dec, 2015, 12.45 PM IST
Centre to make film certification online: Rajyavardhan RathoreMinister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore said that the centre is working towards making the certification of...
21 Nov, 2015, 06.38 PM IST
If a person can vote, he can censor a film too: Shekhar KapurThe director, who was in the city for a panel discussion with FICCI Ladies Organisation, said if a person can vote, he can censor a film to...
16 Jan, 2015, 08.41 PM IST