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Cut it out

September 27, 2025 12:09 am

One-man show at CBFC, demand for arbitrary cuts threaten Indian cinema just as it is growing in global reach and resonance

Disquiet in film board: ‘Censorship raj’, no meeting in 6 years, no reports, term lapsed

September 25, 2025 10:35 pm

Turbulence over Oscar-bound Homebound; I&B Ministry says CBFC functions as per rules, online smooth.

On CBFC’s chopping board: Caste, mythology, politics

September 25, 2025 10:48 am

Some of the well-known commercial films that have been caught in the censor’s scissors this year include Malayalam movie Empuraan (24 changes, including removal of references to the Gujarat riots and NIA).

'Vivek Oberoi is anyway not getting work; if he likes vulgarity, he should keep it to his personal life': Pahlaj Nihalani

August 27, 2025 11:11 am

Former CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani also recalls the Udta Punjab controversy, claiming that Anurag Kashyap of Phantom Films turned it into a controversy to amplify the buzz for his film.

‘Nothing objectionable’: Bombay HC clears release of film on CM Yogi Adityanath

August 25, 2025 8:50 pm

The Bombay High Court directed the Central Board of Film Certification to certify the film without any changes.

The row over ‘film on Yogi’, and why Bombay HC judges want to watch the movie for themselves

August 23, 2025 6:44 am

The producer of Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi has moved the court against the delay and subsequent refusal by CBFC to grant the film certification

Bombay HC seeks CBFC response over delay in certifying film on UP CM Yogi Adityanath

July 16, 2025 4:31 pm

The makers of ‘Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi’ have claimed that the CBFC has indulged in ‘unreasonable, unexplained and arbitrary’ delay in processing the application for the film.

Janaki v/s State of Kerala: Janaki is everywhere. But only CBFC sees a problem

July 11, 2025 10:12 pm

Not only is the CBFC going beyond its remit to decide what filmgoers in India can and cannot watch, but it is also deciding how they might feel about a film before it is even released

Karan Johar defends censor board amid backlash, says 'they are trying to protect sensitivity': 'We submit our movies last minute and then complain'

July 11, 2025 4:47 pm

Karan Johar shared filmmakers submit their movies last minute and then when the changes are demanded by CBFC, they complain 'compromises hui hai'.

Janaki v/s State of Kerala: CBFC must remember its job is to classify cinema, not censor

July 11, 2025 7:45 pm

Janaki vs State of Kerala joins a long list of films — 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' (2016), 'Padmaavat' (2018), and more recently, 'L2: Empuraan' — that have faced similar interference under the pretext of preserving public order

Opinion | Why Have 63 Children Died At Gorakhpur Government Hospital?

June 22, 2020 6:56 pm

Minimal use of `scissors` will be focused on: Shyam Benegal

January 09, 2016 10:25 am

Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): Director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal on Saturday said that the main attempt is to minimize the use of scissors while certifying films, which means the committee, will need to grade films more carefully. He further said that the committee will have to work on the guidelines as India is a complex and diverse society.