Punjab govt puts ban on screening of 'Messenger of God'

The Punjab government on Saturday decided to put a ban on the screening of the controversial movie 'Messenger of God' featuring Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, in apprehension of......

Another censor board member to quit in support of Samson

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. Bhaskar, a professor of cinema studies......

Govt refutes censor board chief's charges of coercion

Refuting allegations of interference, coercion and corruption levelled by censor board chairperson Leela Samson, the government on Friday said that it has always maintained a distance from......

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......

Can the Censor Board decide how long a kiss should last?

'People with a lot of dreams and passion are paying a lot of money and making a film for two years. Then one random person, who might be a lawyer or a teacher or a social worker, comes and finds a......

'Let them have a secret police to censor films!'

'That would once and for all teach all the film-makers of this country a fitting lesson!' *IMAGE: 'The idea of censoring films was instituted by the British our colonial masters who never trusted......

'Highway's Doordarshan telecast not stopped by Censor Board'

A recent tabloid report stating that Imtiaz Ali's Highway has been denied a Doordarshan telecast because of its depiction of child abuse, has caused quite a furore in the Censor Board. While a......

ISL: Kerala Blasters down Chennaiyin FC; end 11-year wait

IMAGE: Kerala Blasters' players celebrate a goal against Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League match in Chennai on Thursday. Photograph: Kerala Blasters FC/X Kerala Blasters FC delivered a......