The IAF has written to the CBFC saying that certain scenes and dialogues “are misleading” in the film and that they “portray an inappropriate work culture especially against women in the IAF.”

A weird twist of fate has led to former CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani revolt against the censor board for ordering 20 cuts in his upcoming film. According to The Print, Nihalani has challenged the cuts ordered in his film Rangeela Raja by filing a petition in the Bombay High Court. He has accused his successor, Prasoon Joshi, of being […]

Padmavati — now Padmavat — seems to have finally (let’s add “hopefully”) secured its spot at the much-awaited silver screen outing. It took five cuts, a disclaimer, and a change of the very title of the film to be queued up to release the film on 25th January 2017. The film is based on ‘Padmavat’, a 16th-century poem, […]

In a heartening move, CBFC has appointed Bollywood female actor Vidya Balan as its member. “I am very happy to join the CBFC and I hope to fulfill my responsibilities as a member to the best of my abilities,” she tweeted. She added that she is really excited about Cinema’s new phase. I am very […]

The first two words of the title form one of the reasons cited by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) when it refused to certify Alankrita Shrivastava’s ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’. The decision sends a message that bold, women-centric cinema has little space in our country. So what can we do about it? Apart from […]

Following the example set by Leela Samson, Ira Bhaskar steps down as Board member at the Censor Board too, to make her displeasure over the malpractices at the Board known.