The Delhi High Court has deferred the hearing on actor Salman Khan's plea to stay the release of the film 'Kala Hiran: The Battle for Legal' until July 6, as the movie has not yet been submitted to the censor board for certification.
The Centre removed 18 of the 21 members and completely reconstituted the Chennai and Hyderabad advisory panels.
'Rakesh Kumar has left our ministry looking compromised and embarrassed,' a senior officer from the I & B Ministry said.
'If we are capable of changing governments on the basis of our votes, we know what's good for us. Why can't we decide what is good for us to watch in the cinema?' Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal discusses censorship in Indian cinema.
Tagore said adult material could not be shown to children, citing her son Saif Ali Khan's latest film 'Omkara' as an example.
Noted lyricist Prasoon Joshi will replace him as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification.
The CBI on Monday arrested Censor Board CEO Rakesh Kumar for allegedly demanding Rs 70,000 as bribe for clearing a regional movie.
Hours after the Censor Board chairperson Leela Samson leveled charges that the government was interfering in the functioning of the body, the government has come forward and refuted Samson's charges, asserting that it has always maintained a distance from the certification process.
The film has been given UA certificate after one visual and six verbal cuts.
The film release in India and Pakistan on July 18.
The Madras High Court has reserved its order on a petition seeking a direction to the CBFC to grant a censor certificate to the Vijay starrer film 'Jana Nayagan'. The court considered arguments regarding the review process and complaints about the film's content.
"We received a Censor Board certificate yesterday. The board has cleared my film without a single cut," Jha said.
The Indian government is considering amending the IT Rules 2021 to introduce compulsory certification for films released on OTT platforms, following a controversy involving the film 'Satluj' which was released without clearances and later taken down due to national security concerns.
'Now that the honorable court has given Udta Punjab the go-ahead, other filmmakers can also appeal to the courts.' Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani reacts to the court verdict on Udta Punjab.
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said because of this, people feel they (the Khans) do not oppose the activities of fundamentalists.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta's apprehensions about his new film Aligarh have left Censor chief fuming in defence.
The Central Board of Film Certification, however, submitted that all the 13 changes including deletion of Punjab in the film title suggested by its Revising Committee were justified and proper.
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The chairperson of the Censor Board has sent her resignation to the government. So have some other members. They have alleged interference by the government and corruption in the board.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Wednesday said states should implement the decisions of the censor board regarding screening of films but refrained from commenting on Kamal Haasan's controversial movie 'Vishwaroopam' saying the matter was in court.
The Nitya Mehra-directed film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif is scheduled to release on September 9.
There are enough queasy thrills in Clayface to keep horror fans happy, raves Mayur Sanap.
The film courted controversy when its trailer got leaked on the internet.
Amidst reports that controversial film "Messenger of God" featuring Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role has been cleared by Film Certification Appellate Tribunal, Censor Board chief Leela Samson on Thursday night said she has decided to resign.
Nihalani was chosen on the recommendation of Shatrughan Sinha.
The film has been reportedly passed with a U certificate by Nihlani.
After censor board chief Leela Samson, another board member Ira Bhaskar has decided to resign over the state of affairs in the running of the statutory body.
Senior BJP leader Rajendra Rathore has formally objected to the use of a song dedicated to Maharana Pratap in "Mirzapur The Movie", demanding its removal from the Central Board of Film Certification. Rathore argues that using the historical song in a scene with criminal characters disrespects Maharana Pratap and hurts public sentiments. The song's composer, Rapperiya Balam, also claims it was used without his permission and that its placement glorifies villains, insulting Rajasthan and Maharana Pratap.
'The censor board should not delay the certification of Padmavati any further.' 'They must see the film immediately.'
The Central Board of Film Certification has updated Rule 33 of the Cinematograph Certification Rules, prohibiting filmmakers from making any post-certification modifications, cuts, or additions to their films, making the certified cut the definitive final version.
Toxic has amassed a staggering Rs 41.75 crore in advance sales in India alone.
But there have been no visual cuts in this very violent film.
There will be more words that filmmakers won't be allowed to use.
Khan said even if people don't like certain content, banning a film cannot be justified.
The television premiere of the internationally acclaimed film "The Danish Girl" was put on hold on Sony Le Plex as the channel was unable to receive the necessary certification from the Central Board of Film Certification.
And the controversy continues!
The ruling virtually makes the fate of the film, originally slated for a Pongal release earlier this month, uncertain.
The film, starring Manoj Bajpayee, will release as scheduled.
Major portions of the film have been hacked off.
