News for 'film-censor-board'

Anil Dharker passes into the ages

Anil Dharker passes into the ages

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

'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.'

Will promos of Sunny Leone's Ek Paheli Leela get clearance in 24 hours?

Will promos of Sunny Leone's Ek Paheli Leela get clearance in 24 hours?

Rediff.com11 Mar 2015

Censor Board chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has taken a decision to clear all promotional clippings and trailers of films within 24 hours.

ZaraBol: Are TV channels creating family quarrels?

ZaraBol: Are TV channels creating family quarrels?

Rediff.com19 Dec 2011

Are programmes telecast on small screen pitting daughters-in-law against mothers-in-law?

Petition in Pakistan court against Indian films

Petition in Pakistan court against Indian films

Rediff.com3 Dec 2011

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Friday directed the Commerce Ministry and Film Censor Board to file their replies to the petition filed by film producer Kamran Ijaz.

Tere Bin Laden not to be released in Pakistan

Tere Bin Laden not to be released in Pakistan

Rediff.com14 Jul 2010

Tere Bin Laden, starring Ali Zafar not cleared for release by the Pakistani censor board.

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.

India needs a gaming regulator. It can save lives

India needs a gaming regulator. It can save lives

Rediff.com16 Oct 2017

'If a gaming regulator is able to save even a single player's life or is able to just enforce the existing laws of the land, it works,' says cyber policy expert Prashant Mali.

3 cheers for Kangana!

3 cheers for Kangana!

Rediff.com5 May 2016

'It was only to be expected that she would grace the national awards function in her distinctive style.' 'For her admirers, the flouting of norms was in character because she has made her mark in highly competitive Bollywood on her own terms,' says Amulya Ganguli.

'Filmmakers don't spread communal hatred'

'Filmmakers don't spread communal hatred'

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

'The very basis of film censorship lies in the fact that films are considered to be mass medium, and that raw emotions of cinema have the capacity to move you.' 'Which film has moved people into action in the last 40, 50 years?' 'No film.'

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.

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