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.
The India release of the Oscar-nominated film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', based on the story of a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed by Israeli forces, is facing delays as the distributor awaits a censor certificate.
As Jana Nayagan and Avatar: Aang, The Last Airbender become victims of piracy even before they got an official release, Sreeju Sudhakaran looks back at some of the major Indian movies that were impacted by pre-release leaks.
"We received a Censor Board certificate yesterday. The board has cleared my film without a single cut," Jha said.
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.
The Centre removed 18 of the 21 members and completely reconstituted the Chennai and Hyderabad advisory panels.
The ruling virtually makes the fate of the film, originally slated for a Pongal release earlier this month, uncertain.
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.
The film courted controversy when its trailer got leaked on the internet.
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'Rakesh Kumar has left our ministry looking compromised and embarrassed,' a senior officer from the I & B Ministry said.
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 ruling virtually makes the fate of the film, originally slated for a Pongal release earlier this month, uncertain.
Filmmaker Hansal Mehta's apprehensions about his new film Aligarh have left Censor chief fuming in defence.
'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.
Director Honey Trehan's film Punjab '95, based on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's life, remains stuck with the Censor Board, facing over 127 cuts.
Vijay's electoral triumph in Tamil Nadu is poised to dramatically revive the fortunes of his much-anticipated final film, Jana Nayagan, which has been plagued by release delays, censorship battles, and a cancelled streaming deal.
There is growing anger and restlessness among Vijay's supporters over the delay in issuing the censor certificate for his new film, Jana Nayagan.
The Nitya Mehra-directed film starring Sidharth Malhotra and Katrina Kaif is scheduled to release on September 9.
A CAG report severely criticises the movie certification body for fabrication of documents and showing bias while issuing film certificates.
Vijay's Jana Nayagan has been postponed after the Central Board Of Film Certification referred the film to a revising committee over complaints related to religious sentiments and the portrayal of the armed forces.
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 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.
The film has been reportedly passed with a U certificate by Nihlani.
'My tenure has been exciting and disappointing,' Samson says.
'The censor board should not delay the certification of Padmavati any further.' 'They must see the film immediately.'
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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.
The Kerala High Court has overturned a single judge's order that had put a 15-day hold on the screening of 'The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond,' paving the way for the film's release.
Nihalani was chosen on the recommendation of Shatrughan Sinha.
The Madras high court on Friday directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant a censor certificate to actor-turned-politician Vijay's upcoming film Jana Nayagan, setting aside the board's directive to refer the matter to a review committee.
According to the makers, the CBFC was not happy with references made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and use of real names in the film.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a plea by the producer of the Tamil film "Jana Nayagan," starring Vijay, challenging a Madras High Court order that stayed the granting of a censor certificate to the movie. The film's release has been delayed due to certification issues.
The Supreme Court declined to hear a plea from the producer of Vijay's 'Jana Nayagan' regarding censor board clearance, directing them to the Madras High Court. The case involves delays in certification and political undertones in the film.
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