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  Pak CBFC chief denies ban of 'MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' in the country

  Bollywood | September 29, 2016 17:14 IST

  M S Dhoni: The Untold Story, based on the life of star cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has not been banned in Pakistan, according to the spokespersons of the country's Central Board of Film Certification. Directed

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  TV personality supports ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ against CBFC, posts braless photo

  Bollywood | August 30, 2016 20:34 IST

  The Central Board of Film Certification is under fire once again after it ordered the makers of upcoming movie ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ to chop off a shot of a bra from the movie. The CBFC

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  After ‘Udta Punjab’, Censor Board denies certification to Malayalam movie ‘Ka Bodyscapes’

  Bollywood | August 01, 2016 19:00 IST

  It hasn’t been long when the conflict between Censor Board and Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Udta Punjab’ over certification created a furore in the country. While the makers won the case against CBFC, the board was criticised

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  CBFC denies clearance to Gujarati film, calls it a threat to national unity

  Bollywood | June 30, 2016 12:47 IST

  Ahemdabad: The Gujarati movie based on the ongoing Patel quota agitation in the state, has been denied clearance by the Central Board of Film Certification on the grounds that if released, it may pose a

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  ‘We didn’t have sole possession of DVD’: CBFC denies accusations of leaking ‘Udta Punjab’

  Bollywood | June 16, 2016 15:12 IST

  CBFC has denied its role in leaking of controversial movie ‘Udta Punjab’, two days before its release.

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  Shabana Azmi has a 'perfect' advise for CBFC

  Bollywood | June 16, 2016 11:33 IST

  Mumbai: Veteran actress Shabana Azmi is of the view that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should neither censor nor certify movies, instead only classify them. Azmi’s comment came in wake of the censorship

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  Udta Punjab to release on June 17 with one cut, three disclaimers, rules HC

  India | June 13, 2016 17:04 IST

  Mumbai: Ahead of its likely verdict on a series of cuts imposed on the film 'Udta Punjab', the Bombay High Court today stated that the CBFC's job is to certify films and not censor them.

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  40 cuts! This is what Censor Board wants for nod to ‘Udta Punjab’ release

  Bollywood | May 28, 2016 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: The upcoming film ‘Udta Punjab’ and Central Board of Film Certification are on the two ends of the globe. After earlier reports suggested that due to excessive swearing the censor board has ‘grounded’

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  CBFC revamp need of the hour: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra

  Bollywood | January 01, 2016 23:29 IST

  New Delhi: The government's initiative to revamp the framework within which the country's film censorship board functions is a welcome move and the "need of the hour", says National Award winning filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra.Mehra

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  CBFC sees red over nudity in new Malayalam film

  Bollywood | December 10, 2015 16:08 IST

  Thiruvananthapuram: The makers of the independent Malayalam film, Chaayam Poosiya Veedu (The Painted House), are on a collision course with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) over their “creative right” to retain three crucial

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  Prakash Jha wants 'self-censorship' in India

  Bollywood | November 27, 2015 11:05 IST

  Panaji: Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who is known for his socio-political films, is in favour of scrapping the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) as he questions “why should someone else have control over our morality

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  Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani to be sacked ?

  India | November 26, 2015 12:20 IST

  New Delhi: The Tribute Video to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani has caused huge embarrassement to the government so much so that the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has reportedly decided to

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  Aamir Khan calls Censor Board as 'aggressive and alarming'

  Bollywood | November 24, 2015 10:54 IST

  New Delhi: Joining the debate on censorship in the country, superstar Aamir Khan today said censor board has become “a little aggressive” lately. ?The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Pahalaj Nihalani has invited

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  Censor Board cuts 'Spectre' kissing scenes short, Twitter trolls by trending #SanskariJamesBond

  Hollywood | November 18, 2015 21:44 IST

  New Delhi: Censor Board's decision to cut kissing scenes short in the new James Bond film Spectre has not gone down well with Twitteratis.Following the reports that the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has

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  Censor board members vote out controversial list of cuss words

  Bollywood | August 01, 2015 12:00 IST

  New Delhi: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has finally withdrawn the controversial list of cuss words after a majority of members voted against the list at a meeting on Friday.It was in February

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  Indian Censor Board Funny Ban Logic

  Mouthful | May 04, 2015 19:10 IST

  Indian Censor Board rubs off Bombay Velvet wrong way with an ‘A' certificate!Banning seems to be an integral part of India and The Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is the torch-bearer of this favourite

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  Censor board members discuss modernisation with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

  Bollywood | March 18, 2015 10:34 IST

  Mumbai: Some members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Tuesday "unofficially" met Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and discussed modernisation of the board.Unlike a similar meeting that

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  Shah Rukh Khan's clear advice to Censor Board

  Bollywood | February 27, 2015 18:08 IST

  New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan has come quite straight forward on the entire Censor Board's issue of cuss words' list.The superstar has clearly stated that finalizing a list of cuss words is not something truly

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  Censor Board word list: Bollywood film-makers, I&B Ministry officials hold talks

  Bollywood | February 26, 2015 19:01 IST

  New Delhi: Close on the heels of a controversy over a list issued by the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) banning 'objectionable words' which was later held back, leading Bollywood film-makers on Wednesday met

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  Did I&B ministry ask Nihalani to take back the cuss words list?

  Bollywood | February 26, 2015 14:05 IST

  New Delhi: Pahlaj Nihalani's list of 28 cuss words has already been put up on hold and a very strong reason triggering to this action is the intervention at the ministerial level.Following the recent update