Tag: Censor board

Role of judiciary is only to test legality of statute, not to modify statute: Delhi HC

The court observation came in an order, passed in a petition seeking direction to the Central Government to constitute a Regulatory Authority/censor board to censor/review the non-film songs, their lyrics and videos which are made available to the general public through various media platforms like Television, YouTube, etc. and make it mandatory for composers of non-film songs to receive certification before such songs are made available in the public domain.

January 28, 2023

‘Mardaani 2’ draws legal notice for Censor Board, filmmakers

The controversy erupted after the trailer of the film was released.

November 27, 2019

SC imposes Rs 20 lakh fine on Bengal for stalling Bhobishyoter Bhoot

Apex court also asks the state to pay damages to the theatre owners who were restrained from screening the film in almost all multiplexes and single screen theatres

April 11, 2019

Our reconstituted Censor Board

So we have a new film Censor Board led by a fringe group called Karni Sena, while other members of the board include the BJP chief ministers, a silent Congress Party, powerful Rajput community and a mute Centre. The violent events in the past few days before the release of the controversial film Padmavat show...

January 28, 2018

Karni Sena again warns against release of ‘Padmavat’

The Karni Sena, a Rajput outfit, on Tuesday once again threatened the makers of the controversial film ‘Padmavat’ of dire consequences if it was released on January 25. The film, cleared by the CBFC after a few cuts and renamed from ‘Padmavati’ to ‘Padmavat’, is scheduled to release on January 25 across India. The film...

January 9, 2018

HC quashes censor board order on ‘Battle for Banaras’ film

The Delhi High Court has set aside the censor board’s decision of refusing public viewing of a documentary chronicling the high-voltage 2014 campaign for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat involving Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and Congress candidate Ajay Rai, saying it does not have hate speeches. Modi won the elections comfortably. The court said that...

January 7, 2018

Delhi HC dismisses plea against release of movie Padmavati

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a plea against Bollywood flick “Padmavati”, observing that such petitions were encouraging those agitating against the movie. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar termed as “hopeless” and “misconceived” a petition seeking that a committee be set up before the film is released...

November 24, 2017

Freedom and restraint

It was characteristic in places where the rule of law did not prevail ~ or where rough and ready denouements were the norm ~ to post bounties on the heads of fugitives. Rewards were posted, and reprisals ordered by totalitarian regimes, as Nazi Germany did after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. But for...

November 21, 2017

Kajol is a special part of my life, says Karan Johar

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, who is debuting as a radio jockey on a private radio station as a “love guru”, said on Tuesday that Kajol is one of his best friends and will continue to be the same even in future. At the launch of the show, when asked if he had plans to bring...

November 15, 2017

Let censor board decide on ‘Padmavati’, says Salman

Amid the controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming “Padmavati”, superstar Salman Khan has extended his support to the celebrated filmmaker, saying Bhansali will never show anyone in bad light. The actor added that one should let the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) take a decision. “I want to say that you have Censor Board,...

November 14, 2017

Self-goal

Mersal is slum-slang signifying nothing. The Tamil film called Mersal starring upcoming star Vijay is, like most films, a work of fiction. It was cleared by the regional censor board packed with nominees of the BJP with MM Methiazhagan as the chief. He said there was nothing controversial in the dialogue or in the visuals....

November 6, 2017

Board should certify not censor creativity

Filmmakers were increasingly critical of the censorship demanded by the CBFC Board, formerly headed by Pahlaj Nihalani, who was very recently sacked. The rebellion against censorship was initially started by independent directors and filmmakers who were aggrieved by the rampant and erratic ‘cuts’ that were demanded for the films. Several independent filmmakers filed pleas seeking...

August 28, 2017

‘Kaalakaandi’ release date changed over CBFC cuts

The makers of “Kaalakaandi”, which was slated to hit the screens on September 8, have decided to change the release date after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggested some cuts. According to a statement issued on behalf of the makers on Wednesday, they have decided to postpone the release date to be able...

August 16, 2017

Pahlaj Nihalani calls CBFC ‘confused organization’

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is a confused organization, says its former chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, who insists its guidelines do not stipulate that films should not be cut. During his tenure, which was cut short last week, Nihalani had told the makers of “Jab Harry Met Sejal” to remove the word ‘intercourse’ from...

August 15, 2017

Bengali filmmakers welcome Prasoon Joshi as CBFC chief

Prominent filmmakers of Bengal on Monday welcomed the appointment of eminent lyricist and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi as Censor Board chief and hoped it would bring the much needed change in its functioning. Internationally acclaimed director Buddhadev Dasgupta told PTI, “former chief Pahlaj Nihalani had virtually turned the Censor Board into his own office. He had...

August 14, 2017

‘An Insignificant Man’ makers welcome changes in CBFC, but still in fix

The makers of “An Insignificant Man” — a movie that documents Arvind Kejriwal’s journey and in the news for a row with the CBFC — have welcomed the changes in India’s film censor board. However, they rue that it won’t affect the status of their yet-to-be-certified movie. On Saturday, the Twitter handle @aimthemovie — which...

August 13, 2017

Censor board shouldn’t act as villain for films: Anupam Kher

Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has been a former chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), says the body should help and respect filmmakers rather than be a "villain" in their life. Regarding the suggested 48 cuts in "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz" and criticism raised against CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani, Anupam said here: "Criticism should...

August 4, 2017