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  CBFC refuses to show Akshay Kumar's 'no smoking' ad in theatres any further | Deets Inside

  October 15, 2024 18:09 IST

  Akshay Kumar's popular anti-smoking 'Nandu ad' will no longer be shown in cinemas. The CBFC has removed it and a new ad has been shown in its place.

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  Ashoke Pandit REACTS to screening of '72 Hoorain' at JNU: 'have to fight terrorism...'

  July 03, 2023 7:26 IST

  72 Hoorain: The film delves into the gruesome reality of terrorist camps. It came into the limelight after Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) denied a censor certificate to the film '72 Hoorain' trailer.

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  CBFC denies refusing certification to '72 Hoorain' trailer: 'Misleading reports being circulated'

  June 29, 2023 19:09 IST

  72 Hoorain: The CBFC said the makers applied for a certificate for the film's trailer on June 19 and it was "examined in accordance with the Guidelines issued under Section 5B(2) of the Cinematograph Act, 1952".

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  CBFC refuses censor certificate to 72 Hoorain trailer; Co-producer Ashoke Pandit REACTS

  June 28, 2023 13:29 IST

  Amid controversy, the trailer for Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's 72 Hoorain is finally out. The film stars Pavan Malhotra and Aamir Bashir in the lead and focuses on the consequences of violent extremism.

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  Deepika Padukone's Gehraiyaan gets 'A' certificate from CBFC, cleared with no cuts

  February 10, 2022 9:50 IST

  Gehraiyaan has become the talking point among viewers ever since the movie's trailer launched. For shooting intimate scenes between the characters, Dar Gai, intimacy director, has been used by the film director Shakun Batra.  

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  CBFC issues notification to display title, credits in language of dialogues of films

  February 11, 2021 15:53 IST

  The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has called upon filmmakers to display the title, casting and credits of a film in the language of the movie that has been applied for certification.

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  Vishal Bhardwaj requests CBFC to find solutions after def ministry's letter on Army content

  Celebrities | August 02, 2020 7:26 IST

  The Defence Ministry had written to CBFC after it received complaints about the portrayal of Indian Army personnel and the military uniform in an 'insulting manner.' Vishal Bhardwaj tagged CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and Prakash Javdekar, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Minister in his tweet, urging them to initiate a dialogue.

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  Love Aaj Kal: CBFC chops Sara Ali Khan, Kartik Aaryan's intimate scene

  Bollywood | February 12, 2020 15:08 IST

  The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has cut short Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan's kissing sequence among many other edits in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal.

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  Parliamentary panel bashes CBFC over certifying movies of big film makers ahead of others

  Bollywood | December 18, 2018 22:22 IST

  A parliamentary panel has rapped the Central Board Of Film Certification over granting of certificates to movies of big film makers ahead of other applicants.

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  Allahabad HC issues contempt notice to censor board chairman Prasoon Joshi

  Bollywood | January 16, 2018 20:10 IST

  A bench of Justice Mahendra Dayal passed the order on the petition filed by Kamta Prasad Singhal.

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  Ex-CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani: India needs censorship rating between U/A, A

  Bollywood | September 22, 2017 16:11 IST

  Former chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Pahlaj Nihalani said that Baahubali 2 which he gave 'U/A', got a 15+ rating abroad. So, there are different rating systems that exist and there is a need to bring that reform.

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  CBFC to facilitate industry interaction to refine movie certification process

  Bollywood | September 12, 2017 9:51 IST

  The CBFC decided that soon they would have an industry interaction to share the refinement of the processes and take industry inputs to make the certification process as smooth as possible."

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  R Balki says Prasoon Joshi will support cinema in the right way

  Bollywood | August 25, 2017 10:42 IST

  Filmmaker R Balki is all praises for the newly appointed CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi.

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  Madhur Bhandarkar calls Prasoon Joshi’s appointment as CBFC a good sign

  Bollywood | August 18, 2017 16:45 IST

  Lyricist Prasoon Joshi recently replaced Pahlaj Nihalani as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

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  Pahlaj Nihalani calls CBFC a confused organization

  Bollywood | August 15, 2017 12:44 IST

  The former chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Pahlaj Nihalani, who was recently replaced by lyricist and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi, said that CBFC is a confused organization.

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  See how Anurag Kashyap reacted to Pahlaj Nihalani’s removal as CBFC Chief!

  Bollywood | August 12, 2017 16:47 IST

  Anurag Kashyap was posting videos with cryptic captions on his Facebook post Pahlaj Nihalani's removal as CBFC chief.

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  All about Prasoon Joshi, lyricist and poet who’s set to replace Pahlaj Nihalani as new CBFC Chief

  Bollywood | August 12, 2017 13:06 IST

  Prasoon Joshi is said to replace Pahlaj Nihalani as the new CBFC Chief

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  Just as Pahlaj Nihalani was sacked as CBFC Chief, Twitter erupts with LOL-worthy trolls and memes!

  Bollywood | August 12, 2017 13:11 IST

  Prasoon Joshi is set to replace Pahlaj Nihalani as the new CBFC Chief. Meanwhile, check these Twitter trolls and memes

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  Pahlaj Nihalani sacked as censor board chief, Prasoon Joshi takes over

  Bollywood | August 12, 2017 0:10 IST

  Pahlaj Nihalani alleged that since the time he became CBFC chief in 2015 "there have been elements working against me, some of them from within the CBFC.

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  Indu Sarkar: Madhur Bhandarkar says changing anything would affect the film

  Bollywood | July 11, 2017 17:53 IST

  The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) committee on Monday suggested 12 cuts and two disclaimers in Madhur Bhandarkar’s forthcoming film Indu Sarkar, which is set in the backdrop of Emergency.