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TV Debates Are Resulting In "Language Extremism", Says Censor Board Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chairman Prasoon Joshi today took a dig at television debates, saying "byte-based, one-line sort of arguments are resulting in language extremism".
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Vasundhara Raje Asks Smriti Irani To Delay Padmavati Release: 10 Points
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan, the epicentre of protests against the Deepika Padukone-starrer movie Padmavati, on Saturday broke her silence on the movie. In a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Ms Raje asked that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film be put on hold and a special panel of historians, filmmakers a...
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Prasoon Joshi, New Chief Censor, Reportedly Missed His First Day At Work
Perhaps Prasoon Joshi was just taking the long weekend off
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Bollywood A-listers vs Udta Punjab's 89 Cuts By Censor Chief: 10 Facts
Top filmmakers today attended a press conference to say they stand with producer Anurag Kashyap's "Udta Punjab," and made a strong pitch for freedom of speech, attacking Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, who has ordered 89 cuts in the film.
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Films Not Made Based on What Censor Board Will Think, Says Vikas Bahl
Recently, Central Board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani was criticised for cutting short kissing scenes between actor Daniel Craig and his leading ladies in the 24th James Bond film SPECTRE. However, Vikas Bahl said that the film industry is as relentless as the censor board
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After His 'Modi Kaka' Video Draws Ridicule, Pahlaj Nihalani's Defence
A glowing video tribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making news for all the wrong reasons. Among them is the fact that it "borrows" foreign visuals to illustrate how "Mera Desh hai Mahaan (my country is great)".
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'Rebels Without a Cause': Arun Jaitley Hits Out at Censor Board Members Who Quit
As nine more members of the Censor Board resigned protesting against alleged interference by the government, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley today firmly rejected the charges, saying the "NDA government maintains an arm's length distance" from the functioning of the panel.
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Ram Rahim Arrives On Bike, Film Premiere Delayed: 10 Developments
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 47, arrived on a Harley Davidson motorbike at the Gurgaon venue where his controversial film MSG, 'The Messenger of God' was to premiere this evening and announced that it would not be screened after all.
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Screening of Film Starring Dera Chief: 10 Developments
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a sect in Haryana, today addressed the media amid protests in cities in north India, including Delhi, against the go-ahead given for the release of controversial film "MSG, The Messenger of God" starring him.
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Screening of Dera Chief's Film Today as Censor Board Chief Quits in Protest
Amid a massive row, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of the religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda in Haryana, will address the press this afternoon, before a controversial film that he stars in is screened in Gurgaon, adjacent to Delhi.
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Censor Board Chief Leela Samson Quits in Row Over Film Starring Dera Leader
India's Censor Board chief Leela Samson has resigned amid reports that the film "Messenger of God (MSG)" starring controversial Dera Sachcha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim has been cleared after the government referred it to a tribunal. The Censor Board had not cleared the film, which has raised worries about religious tension.
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Censor Board Chief Defends Clearance to PK
"Our job is to certify. That we have done. We are not a censorship board. Political or ideological groups may advise their followers not to watch it," Leela Samson said
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TV Debates Are Resulting In "Language Extremism", Says Censor Board Chief Prasoon Joshi
Censor board chairman Prasoon Joshi today took a dig at television debates, saying "byte-based, one-line sort of arguments are resulting in language extremism".
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Vasundhara Raje Asks Smriti Irani To Delay Padmavati Release: 10 Points
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje of Rajasthan, the epicentre of protests against the Deepika Padukone-starrer movie Padmavati, on Saturday broke her silence on the movie. In a letter to Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, Ms Raje asked that the Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film be put on hold and a special panel of historians, filmmakers a...
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Prasoon Joshi, New Chief Censor, Reportedly Missed His First Day At Work
Perhaps Prasoon Joshi was just taking the long weekend off
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Bollywood A-listers vs Udta Punjab's 89 Cuts By Censor Chief: 10 Facts
Top filmmakers today attended a press conference to say they stand with producer Anurag Kashyap's "Udta Punjab," and made a strong pitch for freedom of speech, attacking Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, who has ordered 89 cuts in the film.
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Films Not Made Based on What Censor Board Will Think, Says Vikas Bahl
Recently, Central Board chairman Pahlaj Nihalani was criticised for cutting short kissing scenes between actor Daniel Craig and his leading ladies in the 24th James Bond film SPECTRE. However, Vikas Bahl said that the film industry is as relentless as the censor board
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After His 'Modi Kaka' Video Draws Ridicule, Pahlaj Nihalani's Defence
A glowing video tribute to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making news for all the wrong reasons. Among them is the fact that it "borrows" foreign visuals to illustrate how "Mera Desh hai Mahaan (my country is great)".
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'Rebels Without a Cause': Arun Jaitley Hits Out at Censor Board Members Who Quit
As nine more members of the Censor Board resigned protesting against alleged interference by the government, Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Minister Arun Jaitley today firmly rejected the charges, saying the "NDA government maintains an arm's length distance" from the functioning of the panel.
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Ram Rahim Arrives On Bike, Film Premiere Delayed: 10 Developments
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, 47, arrived on a Harley Davidson motorbike at the Gurgaon venue where his controversial film MSG, 'The Messenger of God' was to premiere this evening and announced that it would not be screened after all.
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Screening of Film Starring Dera Chief: 10 Developments
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda, a sect in Haryana, today addressed the media amid protests in cities in north India, including Delhi, against the go-ahead given for the release of controversial film "MSG, The Messenger of God" starring him.
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Screening of Dera Chief's Film Today as Censor Board Chief Quits in Protest
Amid a massive row, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of the religious sect Dera Sacha Sauda in Haryana, will address the press this afternoon, before a controversial film that he stars in is screened in Gurgaon, adjacent to Delhi.
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Censor Board Chief Leela Samson Quits in Row Over Film Starring Dera Leader
India's Censor Board chief Leela Samson has resigned amid reports that the film "Messenger of God (MSG)" starring controversial Dera Sachcha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Singh Ram Rahim has been cleared after the government referred it to a tribunal. The Censor Board had not cleared the film, which has raised worries about religious tension.
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Censor Board Chief Defends Clearance to PK
"Our job is to certify. That we have done. We are not a censorship board. Political or ideological groups may advise their followers not to watch it," Leela Samson said
