'The job of banning movies should be left to the censor board. There are many artistes among our members'
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.
Dhaakad is the first Indian film shot by Japanese Cinematographer Tetsuo Nagata who has made Ms Ranaut look like she has never looked before.
'If Godse's last wish was to let everyone know his views, what's wrong in that?'
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?"
'I would also like to congratulate the team of The Elephant Whisperers on their win today bringing another Oscar to India.'
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Uday Mahurkar, Information Commissioner, government of India, wrote an open letter to Nolan, terming the scene a "disturbing attack on Hinduism" and appealed to the director to remove the scene worldwide.
'Goodbye dearest Anil. An elegant mind, a stylish writer, and a loyal friend. You will be missed by all those whose lives you touched. RIP.'
Karan Johar's much-awaited film will hit the screens on October 28!
'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!'
'We are the largest film industry in the world.' 'We employ millions and entertain billions.' 'We generate the highest amount of sales tax.' 'Our stars pay the highest amount of income tax.' 'All I would say is: Don't f*** it up!'
Spectre has been cleared by the Censor Board with a 'UA' certification... but only after four cuts, two verbal and two visual.
'Lengthy liplocks between Alia and Ranveer have been left intact.'
'I'd definitely wish that the audience of Kerala mature. There are a large number of people who welcome sexual scenes or content if it is in a foreign movie but they can't accept this in a regional movie. That attitude of hypocrisy has to change.'
The Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena said the censor board's nod to the controversial film was "unfortunate". The Gujarat president of the outfit, Raj Shekhawat, made an open threat, saying the RRKS members would take the law into their hands if the film was not banned across the country.
The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.
'The dialogues and language used in this movie are indecent. In Tulasidas' Ramayana, Lord Ram was portrayed as 'Maryada Purushottam' and decent language was used. In Adipurush, dialogues of characters are of very low level'
Bollywood heroines generally avoid taking on the Central Board of Film Certification or its chief but Bidita made has no bones about how she feels over the CBFC's cuts in her film.
The committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday.
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani as a pawn to further his chances in the polls next year by playing politics over the upcoming controversial film, 'Udta Punjab'.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of The Kerala Story challenging the ban in the two states.
Censor boards in Islamabad and Karachi have decided to ban the film because it portrays a negative image of Muslims and the negative characters in the film also have Muslim names.
'Stop using the censor board as a means to get publicity for films,' the censor chief warns filmmakers.
Uttam Ghosh weighs in on the row between the Censor Board and the makers of Udta Punjab.
'Given that they are playing at home and will have full crowd support, India, who are in peak form and whose morale is high, will be the favourites.'
'It's a clean wholesome film to be enjoyed by the whole family.'
India has been named the first-ever 'country of honour' at Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the Cannes film festival.
Aryan had become the first film in Kannada to officially announce its release date before getting a censor certificate.
'Since the entire Sarkar team takes Vijay's wish as the final word, they were adamant not to succumb to government pressure.'
Against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding Kamal Haasan's film 'Vishwaroopam', Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Thursday said there was a need to "revisit" the Cinematograph Act to ensure decisions of the Censor Board are implemented.
Censor Board chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has taken a decision to clear all promotional clippings and trailers of films within 24 hours.
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A sequence showing a female character being slapped during a police interrogation has been axed from Nishikant Kamat's Drishyam by the Censor Board.
'As the film was suppose to release on December 1, there are over 50 countries where this process (of certification) is on.'
The SC said there were enough guidelines to be followed by the censor board to grant certification of a film before its release
The censor board has passed Ki & Ka with a UA certificate.
The Censor Board Of Film Certification(CBFC) has struck again.
"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.
A controversy has erupted over the portrayal of the Jat king of Bharatpur in the movie.
