UK clears Padmavati, but makers say won't release sans CBFC nod

Padmavati has been cleared by the British Board of Film Classification without any cuts, but the producers say they are not planning to release the film without the Indian censor......

Anil Kumar Sinha appointed new CBI Director

Senior IPS officer Anil Kumar Sinha was on Tuesday night appointed the new CBI Director to succeed Ranjit Sinha who retired in a glare of controversy with the Supreme Court directing him to recuse......

Padmaavat producers move SC against ban by various states

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear on Thursday a plea of the producers of the controversial Deepika Padukone-starrer movie ‘Padmaavat’ opposing the ban imposed on its......

From beef to James Bond's kiss, 2015 was the year of bans

'The desire to force others to act according to the way we want the world to be is strong in our parts.' 'Our moralism will get us into trouble,' says Aakar Patel. The great sociologist M N......

SC: No need to ban Da Vinci

The Supreme Court has declined to entertain petitions seeking a ban on the screening of controversial film The Da Vinci Code in India.Avacation bench comprising Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice......

'Filmmakers don't spread communal hatred'

IMAGE: The Censor Board and filmmaker Anurag Kashyap are currently battling over the 89 'cuts' recommended for Udta Punjab.   'The very basis of film censorship lies in the fact that films......

Govt can't interfere in certification process: I&B officials

With the row over film Udta Punjab escalating, Information and Broadcasting ministry officials today asserted that the certification process is independent and even court verdicts......

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

'I believe politics was imposed on it by the censor board, when it gave the film's trailer an A certificate, hoping to deny children, teenagers the opportunity to watch it during prime time......