Neil Nitin Mukesh, Puja Gupta's Shortcut kiss snipped
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 11, 2013
Susi Ganeshan's debut Hindi film Shortcut Romeo has faced some heat at the censor board, as a liplock scene between actors Neil Nitin Mukesh and Puja Gupta in the film has been reduced to 50 percent.
No takers for Pakistani Devdas
Mid-Day.com | Monday June 3, 2013
It's been two years since Pakistani producer and actor Nadeem Shah made his version of Devdas, starring Meera. However, the film is still lying in the cans after the Censor Board in Pakistan raised objections to certain scenes in the film and distrib...
Abhishek Kapoor: Censor damaging us, get rating system
Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 25, 2013
Filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor feels it is high time to create a definite rating system for films so that a demarcation between sleaze and adult content can be made for the convenience of filmmakers and viewers.
A dilemma and debate around relaxing film censorship in India
Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 5, 2013
India's all-powerful censor board is planning a lighter approach to Bollywood after decades chopping tens of thousands of film scenes, from onscreen kisses to violent endings.
Plea against Kai Po Che for 'biased' portrayal of Gujarat riots
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2013
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Gujarat High Court seeking cancellation of the Censor Board's clearance to Hindi film 'Kai Po Che', claiming that it slanders the Hindu community with its depiction of 2002 communal riots in the stat...
India's censored kisses to be shown for the first time
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2013
Film festival "Cut-Uncut" will open with a screening of the 1933 classic "Karma" starring Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani
Shootout At Wadala gets A-certificate
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2013
The Censor Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has cleared crime thriller Shootout At Wadala with an A-certificate, with no visual cuts.
Ek Thi Daayan will be assessed only by the Censor Board: Vishal Bharadwaj
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday April 11, 2013
Vishal Bharadwaj, who refused to screen his forthcoming co-production Ek Thi Daayan before a women's commission, says only the censor board has the authority to assess a film.
Sunny Leone's Laila offends censors, to be altered for TV
Mid-Day.com | Wednesday April 10, 2013
The Censor Board seems to have sprung into action yet again. And this time Sanjay Gupta's upcoming gangster film Shootout At Wadala has come under CBFC's radar.
I feel sorry for Sanjay Dutt: Emraan Hashmi
Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 9, 2013
Emraan Hashmi said that he felt sorry for Sanjay Dutt, who has been sentenced to five years in jail by the Supreme Court for illegal arms possession during the 1993 serial Mumbai blasts.
Vishal Bhardwaj hopes for U/A certificate for Ek Thi Daayan
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 5, 2013
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, co-producer of supernatural thriller Ek Thi Daayan with Ekta Kapoor, says the film is not gory and hopes the censor board doesn't award it an adult certificate.
Censor Board member held for stealing colleague's jewellery during film screening
Press Trust of India | Saturday March 23, 2013
A 45-year-old woman member of the Central Board of Film Certification (Censor Board) was arrested and then granted bail for allegedly stealing diamond jewellery worth Rs 5.25 lakh from her colleague's purse during a film screening at a theatre here, ...
Court refuses to stay TV release of Race 2, Dabangg 2
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday March 22, 2013
The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the television release of films Race 2 and Dabangg 2 and slammed the censor board.
Priyanka Chopra's Babli Badmaash gets U/A rating
Press Trust of India | Thursday March 14, 2013
The censor board has changed the 'A' certification it assigned earlier to actress Priyanka Chopra's maiden item song Babli Badmaash to 'U/A'.
Will continue to sing and dance in movies: Kareena Kapoor
Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 12, 2013
Reacting to the Censor Board's stance that item numbers in films will be examined on a case-to-case basis, actress Kareena Kapoor has said this will not stop her from doing such songs.
