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 […]

It is said sex sells in Bollywood. But not completely. It sells only when it comes from the male character. A female character talking about drinking, hook-up, self-pleasure and sex is still a big taboo in Indian society. the irony is a male character’s desire for sexual pleasure is accepted outright while that of the […]

Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has embroiled itself in another controversy by censoring journalist Barkha Dutt’s name in the upcoming movie Noor. The film is about a young woman, played by Sonakshi Sinha, who is aspiring to be a reporter and hence a reference to Dutt’s name in the film. CBFC head, Pahlaj Nihlani has […]

Alankrita Shrivastava’s film, Lipstick Under My Burkha, has been denied certification for being ‘lady-oriented’. To give you a glimpse of this scary feminist movie (read sarcasm), here’s the trailor: As you can see, the purpose of the movie is to spoil the youngsters and the female sex! Director Alankrita Shrivastava has put in all her efforts […]

There are three women, who are going to be a part of everyone’s dinner-table conversations this weekend, for how they not only stood their ground, but owned it fair and square.

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.