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  Phullu gets A rating at CBFC, but for what? Periods or Sanitary Napkins?

  Bollywood | June 16, 2017 15:07 IST

  In 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 | June 09, 2017 13:30 IST

  CBFC 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 15:40 IST

  The 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 | April 22, 2017 13:58 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 | April 16, 2017 18:39 IST

  The 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 | March 02, 2017 19:22 IST

  After “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 | February 26, 2017 13:09 IST

  Censor 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 | November 08, 2016 17:57 IST

  A 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 | September 29, 2016 17:14 IST

  M 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 | August 30, 2016 20:34 IST

  The 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 | August 01, 2016 19:00 IST

  It 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 | June 30, 2016 12:47 IST

  Ahemdabad: 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 | June 16, 2016 15:12 IST

  CBFC 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 | June 16, 2016 11:33 IST

  Mumbai: 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

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  Udta Punjab to release on June 17 with one cut, three disclaimers, rules HC

  India | June 13, 2016 17:04 IST

  Mumbai: Ahead of its likely verdict on a series of cuts imposed on the film 'Udta Punjab', the Bombay High Court today stated that the CBFC's job is to certify films and not censor them.

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  40 cuts! This is what Censor Board wants for nod to ‘Udta Punjab’ release

  Bollywood | May 28, 2016 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: The upcoming film ‘Udta Punjab’ and Central Board of Film Certification are on the two ends of the globe. After earlier reports suggested that due to excessive swearing the censor board has ‘grounded’

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  CBFC revamp need of the hour: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

  Bollywood | January 01, 2016 23:29 IST

  New Delhi: The government's initiative to revamp the framework within which the country's film censorship board functions is a welcome move and the "need of the hour", says National Award winning filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.Mehra

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  CBFC sees red over nudity in new Malayalam film

  Bollywood | December 10, 2015 16:08 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The makers of the independent Malayalam film, Chaayam Poosiya Veedu (The Painted House), are on a collision course with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over their “creative right” to retain three crucial

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  Prakash Jha wants 'self-censorship' in India

  Bollywood | November 27, 2015 11:05 IST

  Panaji: Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is known for his socio-political films, is in favour of scrapping the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as he questions “why should someone else have control over our morality

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  Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani to be sacked ?

  India | November 26, 2015 12:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Tribute Video to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani has caused huge embarrassement to the government so much so that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has reportedly decided to