CBFC rejig: Vidya Balan joins board, expresses happiness over appointment
National Award winning actress Vidya Balan was on Friday appointed as part of the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), to be now chaired by writer Prasoon Joshi.
Aug 12, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
Pahlaj Nihalani sacked as Censor board chief, Prasoon Joshi to replace him
In a significant development, Pahlaj Nihalani was on Friday removed as the chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification in India.
Aug 11, 2017, 19:29 PM IST
Ajay Devgn, Milan Luthria rubbish reports of deleting intimate scene from 'Baadshaho'
Ajay Devgn and Milan Luthria have dismissed reports that the latter has chopped off an intimate scene from their upcoming film "Baadshaho" to avoid the wrath of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Aug 08, 2017, 10:45 AM IST
Censor board shouldn't act as villain for films: Anupam Kher
Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who has been a former chairperson of the Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC), says the body should help and respect filmmakers rather than be a "villain" in their life.
Aug 05, 2017, 10:24 AM IST
Kids also watch 'A' films: CBFC argues for cuts in Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’
Shroff was present along with the actors and director of ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’ here on Wednesday to speak to the media.
Aug 03, 2017, 08:14 AM IST
Abhishek Chaubey, Vikramaditya Motwane support 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' team
Filmmakers Abhishek Chaubey, Vikramaditya Motwane and Alankrita Shrivastav have come out in support of Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his film 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' after the censor board demanded 48 cuts in the movie.
Aug 02, 2017, 20:31 PM IST
Nawazuddin Siddiqui defends 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz'
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's film 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' has been given 48 cuts by the censor board despite getting an 'A' certificate and the actor says the abuses in the movie are justified to make the characters look authentic.
Aug 02, 2017, 20:10 PM IST
'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' makers 'humiliated' by CBFC; lucky that film isn't banned, Pahlaj Nihalani tells director
The report further claims that Kiran remained silent during the same.
Aug 02, 2017, 13:45 PM IST
Madhur Bhandarkar relieved as 'Indu Sarkar' gets U/A certificate, 2 cuts
However, he is disappointed that nobody from the film fraternity raised their voice over the controversy around the movie.
Jul 25, 2017, 19:40 PM IST
CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani might be asked to step down?
A number of names are being suggested as Nihalani’s replacement.
Jul 25, 2017, 11:47 AM IST
Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Indu Sarkar' cleared by CBFC revising committee
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said his film "Indu Sarkar", which earlier ran into trouble with the censor board, has been cleared by the revising committee with few cuts.
Jul 24, 2017, 20:17 PM IST
Jab Harry Met Sejal: Shah Rukh Khan talks about one Lakh vote against Censor Board's challenge
For the unversed, Nihalani sometime back threw an open challenge to the makers of `Jab Harry Met Sejal to get one lakh votes from the general public in support of the word `intercourse` in one of its mini-trails, to get it cleared.
Jul 04, 2017, 11:48 AM IST
‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ new trailer out! WATCH
Starring Konkona Sensharma, Ratna Pathak Shah, Aahana Kumra, Plabita Borthakur and Vikrant Massey, ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ highlights female sexuality like never before!
Jun 28, 2017, 09:45 AM IST
Didn't face any problem from CBFC: 'Behen Hogi Teri' director
Filmmaker Ajay Pannalal says he didn't face any problem regarding the censorship of his forthcoming film "Behen Hogi Teri" from the Central Board of Film Certification.
May 31, 2017, 19:13 PM IST
FCAT tells CBFC to grant 'A' certificate to 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'
The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) has directed the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to grant an ‘A certificate to "Lipstick Under My Burkha", which was denied a certificate for its sexual content earlier this year.
Apr 25, 2017, 20:25 PM IST
CBFC needs to come to consensus, says Sonakshi Sinha
In ‘Noor’, Sonakshi plays a journalist who idolises a popular journalist, but the CBFC has asked the makers to edit the surname Dutt.
Apr 15, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Jolly LL.B 2’: Bombay HC orders four cuts, fresh certification
A Division Bench of Justice S.S. Shinde and Justice K.K. Sonawane also ordered the Central Board of Film Certification to certify the film afresh after implementing the cuts in the Akshay Kumar starrer.
Feb 07, 2017, 08:29 AM IST
Om Puri's 'Rambhajjan Zindabad' rejected by CBFC, claims maker
The veteran actor passed away on January 6.
Jan 30, 2017, 18:16 PM IST
'Dangal' can't be accused of disrespecting national sentiments: Pahlaj Nihalani
Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani has refuted reports that the makers of "Dangal" insulted the National Anthem in the narration, saying that the board members "vouch for genuine feeling of nationalism" in the film.
Jan 05, 2017, 18:56 PM IST
Censor board not homophobic, says Pahlaj Nihalani
A hue and cry was raised over a newly-released gay music video entitled Miss You by Sharif D. Rangnekar.
Nov 03, 2016, 16:44 PM IST
