News for 'Film Censor Board'

COMING UP On OTT In October

COMING UP On OTT In October

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

So much entertainment coming up on OTT this October!

'I have no problem with the 'A' certificate'

'I have no problem with the 'A' certificate'

Rediff.com1 Mar 2011

Producer S P B Charan talks about the censor board issue that his film faces.

No Phantom in Pakistan: Court bans Saif's latest film

No Phantom in Pakistan: Court bans Saif's latest film

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

The movie was banned on a plea filed by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed alleging that the film contains "filthy propaganda" against him and his outfit.

'We've gone out of our way to retain the violent flavour of NH10'

'We've gone out of our way to retain the violent flavour of NH10'

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

'From the day I've taken over as chairperson of the CBFC, Ashoke Pandit and Chandraprakesh Diwedi have ganged up against me,' Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani tells Subhash K Jha.

Paying the price for...: Kangana after HC order on 'Emergency'

Paying the price for...: Kangana after HC order on 'Emergency'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

Emergency is caught up in a controversy after Sikh organisations, including the Shiromani Akali Dal, objected, accusing it of misrepresenting the community and getting historical facts wrong.

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Bollywood on censorship: Are we heading back to the dark days?

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The meeting lasted for nearly two and a half hours.

Pahlaj Scissorhands

Pahlaj Scissorhands

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

Pahlaj Nihalani's snip-friendly attitude is nothing new

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

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

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

'As the film was suppose to release on December 1, there are over 50 countries where this process (of certification) is on.'

Drishyam gets 'UA' certificate

Drishyam gets 'UA' certificate

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

A sequence showing a female character being slapped during a police interrogation has been axed from Nishikant Kamat's Drishyam by the Censor Board.

Padmavati row: House panel calls Bhansali, CBFC chief

Padmavati row: House panel calls Bhansali, CBFC chief

Rediff.com28 Nov 2017

The committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday.

Bombay Velvet passed with a U/A certificate

Bombay Velvet passed with a U/A certificate

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Anurag Kashyap Makes Peace With The Censor Board

Prasoon Joshi slams 'Padmavati' makers for screening film without certificate

Prasoon Joshi slams 'Padmavati' makers for screening film without certificate

Rediff.com18 Nov 2017

The producers of Padmavati held a special screening for a few journalists.

Solar scam: Actress Shalu Menon moves HC for bail

Solar scam: Actress Shalu Menon moves HC for bail

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Shalu was arrested early this month on a complaint by one Rafique Ali who claimed she had accompanied scam accused Biju Radhakrishnan when he collected Rs 20 lakh from him.

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

'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 television shows,' says Aseem Chhabra.

From medicine to script doctoring

From medicine to script doctoring

Rediff.com12 Feb 2007

Dr Rajasekhar is excited about the censor board's response to his latest film.

'If you can't digest an adult film, it's not my problem'

'If you can't digest an adult film, it's not my problem'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

'When Julie 2 releases, I will tell you whether I am sanskari or not.'

'It took me 19 years to become the actor that I am today'

'It took me 19 years to become the actor that I am today'

Rediff.com14 Aug 2023

'Without ever losing hope, I survived in Mumbai with the hope of becoming a good actor.'

Kerala HC refuses to stay Kerala Story, producers backtrack on '32,000 women'

Kerala HC refuses to stay Kerala Story, producers backtrack on '32,000 women'

Rediff.com5 May 2023

The Kerala high court on Friday refused to stay the release of the controversial multi-lingual film The Kerala Story and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole.

Rock On 2 gets UA certificate

Rock On 2 gets UA certificate

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

'It's a clean wholesome film to be enjoyed by the whole family.'

Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi to release on June 3

Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi to release on June 3

Rediff.com17 May 2016

The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.

SC refuses to stay release of Padmavati

SC refuses to stay release of Padmavati

Rediff.com10 Nov 2017

The SC said there were enough guidelines to be followed by the censor board to grant certification of a film before its release

Arjun, Kareena's kissing scenes retained in Ki & Ka

Arjun, Kareena's kissing scenes retained in Ki & Ka

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

The censor board has passed Ki & Ka with a UA certificate.

Fifty Shades Darker banned in India

Fifty Shades Darker banned in India

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

The Censor Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) has struck again.

'Godse was not a supari killer'

'Godse was not a supari killer'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

'If Godse's last wish was to let everyone know his views, what's wrong in that?'

Pak can now watch Raees, Kaabil; ban on Indian films officially lifted

Pak can now watch Raees, Kaabil; ban on Indian films officially lifted

Rediff.com1 Feb 2017

The decision to allow import of Indian films was taken after a government committee held consultations with various stakeholders and recommended the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to allow screening of Bollywood movies.

An extra 'a' for Bhansali's epic

An extra 'a' for Bhansali's epic

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

But when will the movie release?

So who gets to remember old wounds?

So who gets to remember old wounds?

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

'Muslims and Dalits must erase the way they remember their past, or carry out their their performances in private,' says Jyoti Punwani, as Maharashtra's Censor Board denies permission to a play Jai Bhim, Jai Bharat.

Benegal Committee submits recommendations on censorship to IB ministry

Benegal Committee submits recommendations on censorship to IB ministry

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

The Benegal panel, in its first report submitted on April 26, had urged the government to lay down a "holistic framework for certification of films."

Not distorting history, Padmavati a fiction: Bhansali tells House panels

Not distorting history, Padmavati a fiction: Bhansali tells House panels

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

It was perhaps for the first time that any parliamentary panel deliberated on a film before it had been approved by the censor board.

Delhi HC dismisses 'hopeless' plea against release of Padmavati

Delhi HC dismisses 'hopeless' plea against release of Padmavati

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

"Have you (counsel for the petitioner) seen the film? Have the people, who are burning cinema halls seen the film? By this kind of petitions you are encouraging the people who are agitating," the bench observed.

CBFC to clear Padmavati with modifications, and name changed to Padmavat

CBFC to clear Padmavati with modifications, and name changed to Padmavat

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

The Board has decided to give a UA certificate to the film.

Pahlaj Nihalani ko gussa kyon aata hain

Pahlaj Nihalani ko gussa kyon aata hain

Rediff.com27 Feb 2017

'We've no objections to women wearing lipstick under a burqa. But the film shows these women doing unmentionable things,'

Why Vijay agreed to the Sarkar cuts

Why Vijay agreed to the Sarkar cuts

Rediff.com10 Nov 2018

'Since the entire Sarkar team takes Vijay's wish as the final word, they were adamant not to succumb to government pressure.'

Anurag: Gangs of Wasseypur is for adults only

Anurag: Gangs of Wasseypur is for adults only

Rediff.com15 Jun 2012

Here's what your favourite Bollywood stars are tweeting.

What Prasoon Joshi plans to do as Censor chief

What Prasoon Joshi plans to do as Censor chief

Rediff.com2 Sep 2017

'Discussion, dialogue and mutual respect for varied points of view,' is what filmmakers can expect from the Censor Board, its new chief Prasoon Joshi tells Subhash K Jha.

Hindus are tolerant but why are they tested every time, asks HC on Adipurush

Hindus are tolerant but why are they tested every time, asks HC on Adipurush

Rediff.com27 Jun 2023

The Allahabad high court on Tuesday expressed concern over the way key characters of the epic Ramayana have been depicted in the controversial movie Adipurush, saying, "Hindus are tolerant but why they are tested every time?"

PIX: If James Bond was a Hindi film hero!

PIX: If James Bond was a Hindi film hero!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Here's imagining Craig's James Bond as a typical Bollywood hero.

PIX: SRK travels by train to promote Raees

PIX: SRK travels by train to promote Raees

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Shah Rukh Khan will take the August Kranti Express to Delhi.

The REAL reason why Kochadaiyaan got postponed again

The REAL reason why Kochadaiyaan got postponed again

Rediff.com16 May 2014

The film was postponed from May 9 to 23.

Lights, camera... CUT!

Lights, camera... CUT!

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

With the arrest of the film censor board's CEO on charges of demanding bribes to clear films, the regulatory role of the panel is in focus once again