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Censor Board orders to mute ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’, ‘Hindutva’ in film on Amartya Sen, sparks row
Bollywood | Jul 13, 2017, 07:26 AM ISTA documentary on Amartya Sen has run into trouble with the Censor Board telling its filmmaker Suman Ghosh to mute words like ‘cow’, ‘Gujarat’ and ‘Hindutva’ uttered by the Nobel Laureate in the film
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Indu Sarkar: Madhur Bhandarkar says changing anything would affect the film
Bollywood | Jul 11, 2017, 05:53 PM ISTThe 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.
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Indu Sarkar: CBFC suggests 14 cuts to Madhur Bhandarkar’s film
Bollywood | Jul 11, 2017, 10:38 AM ISTMadhur Bhandarkar appalled over Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) committee suggestion of 14 cuts in Indu Sarkar.
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Jab Harry Met Sejal Mini Trail 4: Do you know the meaning of Sejal? Anushka Sharma is here to tell you
Bollywood | Jun 30, 2017, 04:43 PM ISTJab Harry Met Sejal mini trail 4 is out and it is crazier than ever!
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Jab Harry Met Sejal CBFC row: Twitter poll inches towards 1 lakh votes, will Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani keep his promise?
Bollywood | Jun 29, 2017, 05:39 PM ISTJab Harry Met Sejal is Imtiaz Ali’s upcoming romance drama which features Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles.
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CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani says he will clear the word ‘Intercourse’ but on this ONE condition
Bollywood | Jun 24, 2017, 11:41 AM ISTPahlaj Nihalani told an English daily that they have granted a U/A certification to the 'Jab Harry Met Sejal' trailer on condition of deletion of the intercourse dialogue
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Phullu gets A rating at CBFC, but for what? Periods or Sanitary Napkins?
Bollywood | Jun 16, 2017, 03:07 PM ISTIn case you missed it, Phullu is a movie about a man who changed the way women consider ‘Periods’ in his village. His life goal was to make menstruation a bit easier for women by bringing them sanitary napkins from the city.
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Toilet: Ek Prem Katha should be made tax free, says Pahlaj Nihalani
Bollywood | Jun 09, 2017, 01:30 PM ISTCBFC chairperson lauded the movie trailer and expressed his views that Toilet: Ek Prem Katha should be made tax free.
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FCAT asks CBFC to grant certification to ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ within one week
Bollywood | May 27, 2017, 03:40 PM ISTThe film features actors like Konkona Sensharma and Ratna Pathak Shah, and tells the story of four small town women in search of a little freedom.
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CBFC to impose censorship on television?
Masala | Apr 22, 2017, 01:58 PM IST"Shows like Crime Petrol and Savdhan India show the most gruesome and heinous crimes in graphic detail"
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CBFC shuns the reports of ban on Raveena Tandon’s Maatr
Bollywood | Apr 16, 2017, 06:39 PM ISTThe reports of Raveena Tandon starrer Maatr being banned by the Censor Board of Film Certification have been doing rounds on internet for a while.
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CBFC refuses certification to Malayalam film ‘Ka Bodyscapes’, here’s why
Bollywood | Mar 02, 2017, 07:22 PM ISTAfter “Lipstick under my Burkha”, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has denied certification to Malayalam film "Ka Bodyscapes" as it contains subject related to gay and homosexual relationship. "It is official, Mr. Pahlaj
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Nihalani on ‘Lipstick Under My Burkkha’: CBFC responsible for preserving India's culture
Bollywood | Feb 26, 2017, 01:09 PM ISTCensor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani said that the film body is not only responsible for giving certificates to films, but is also accountable for preserving the culture and tradition of India. Nihalani was addressing
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Relief for filmmakers? New rules on anvil could clip CBFC’s wings, do away with power to chop scenes
Bollywood | Nov 08, 2016, 05:57 PM ISTA new set of rules in the making by a government appointed panel headed by veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal could potentially change the way our films have been censored and certified all these years. One
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Pak CBFC chief denies ban of 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' in the country
Bollywood | Sep 29, 2016, 05:14 PM ISTM S Dhoni: The Untold Story, based on the life of star cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has not been banned in Pakistan, according to the spokespersons of the country's Central Board of Film Certification. Directed
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TV personality supports ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ against CBFC, posts braless photo
Bollywood | Aug 30, 2016, 08:34 PM ISTThe Central Board of Film Certification is under fire once again after it ordered the makers of upcoming movie ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ to chop off a shot of a bra from the movie. The CBFC
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After ‘Udta Punjab’, Censor Board denies certification to Malayalam movie ‘Ka Bodyscapes’
Bollywood | Aug 01, 2016, 07:00 PM ISTIt hasn’t been long when the conflict between Censor Board and Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Udta Punjab’ over certification created a furore in the country. While the makers won the case against CBFC, the board was criticised
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CBFC denies clearance to Gujarati film, calls it a threat to national unity
Bollywood | Jun 30, 2016, 12:47 PM ISTAhemdabad: The Gujarati movie based on the ongoing Patel quota agitation in the state, has been denied clearance by the Central Board of Film Certification on the grounds that if released, it may pose a
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‘We didn’t have sole possession of DVD’: CBFC denies accusations of leaking ‘Udta Punjab’
Bollywood | Jun 16, 2016, 03:12 PM ISTCBFC has denied its role in leaking of controversial movie ‘Udta Punjab’, two days before its release.
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Shabana Azmi has a 'perfect' advise for CBFC
Bollywood | Jun 16, 2016, 11:33 AM ISTMumbai: Veteran actress Shabana Azmi is of the view that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should neither censor nor certify movies, instead only classify them. Azmi’s comment came in wake of the censorship