During a press conference on Saturday night, Govinda told media, "it has been happening for last nine years where a group of people in the film industry is conspiring against me and not letting my films to release on any good platforms."
"Either those films are not getting a release or those films are not getting good theatres and screens. The recent example was "Fryday" which released a few weeks ago and even media gave it a good review. They took the film away from theatres," Govinda said.
"I stayed silent up till then, but how could they just stop film of a producer like Pahlaj Nihalani ji. He is one of the respected film producers of the industry who has introduced several film stars in Bollywood," he added.
"Our film industry was never like this, and it seems we are living in a different world," added the actor who worked with Nihalani from his debut film "Ilzaam", "Shola Aur Shabnam" and "Aankhen"."
The producer has moved to the Bombay High Court to seek justice against the decision of CBFC.
Nihalani who was also present there at the press conference lashed out on the current chairman of CBFC and said, ace Prasoon Joshi intentionally did not watch the film on time to certify the film.
"I was supposed to release the film on December 8. He did watch Aamir Khan starrer "Thugs Of Hindostan" but did not watch my film. Later he watched and gave a list of unnecessary cuts without any reference of the guideline from the rulebook. They are giving this punishment to me," Nihalani said.
He also said, "he (Joshi) should be sacked and I do not know why the whole film industry is silent. He does not have any contribution towards his work; he does not go to the office. He calls producers at the Taj hotel and makes them wait for four hours to get the certificate of their films."
The conference was also attended by actor Shakti Kapoor and actress Mishika Chaurasia who are part of the film.
The cast and crew showed the media all 20 scenes that are advised to remove from the film.
Asked about what will be the next step from the producer, Nihalani said, "as you know that the case is in Bombay High Court, on November 12, we will hear the verdict of the court. We shared the scenes with media because we wanted people to show how the injustice is happening. The cuts get decided, depending on the rating of the film.
"when a film is watched for certification, depending on the rating like 'U, U/A, A' the committee decides the cuts. My film is a clean family film but then how could they just give so many cuts?" questioned the producer.
Since for the television and digital content screening, no certification is needed from the CBFC, according to Nihalani, "in the theatre, when people enter after buying a ticket, they already aware of what they will watch because it has limited access to people. On TV and digital, people can watch everything uncertified and uncensored for free. Then why this whole system of certification?"
Then he claimed, "either they should scrap the system of certification or it should be applied to every medium and not just on cinema."
Asked about if he still respects the CBFC board, the former chairperson said, "if this is how the situation continues, no I don't."
Vidya, who was appointed as one of the members of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on Friday, has completed shooting for "Tumhari Sulu".
She is the brand ambassador of the film festival.
"Vidya has just signed some new brands and will be shooting for them after she is done with her ongoing brand commitments," said a source.
"Ira and Ruhaan are Vidya's lifelines and to be around on all their special days is a priority for Vidya. Over the weekend, she will be travelling with her family to celebrate her twin niece and nephew's birthday at (husband) Siddharth Roy Kapur's farm house.
"Since the actress will be travelling for her work commitments and spending time with her family over the weekend, she could not attend the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne this year," the source added.
At a press conference on Wednesday, producer of the film Prakash Jha was asked to comment on their victory. "I am very happy for the film, after our battle with censorship, 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' cleared with A certificate and will be released soon," Jha said.
"I really laughed when I heard the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) decision and the way they had interpreted the whole film. It was ridiculous to interpret a story like that. Our society and all other societies have stereotyped women's existence. Women should look, think, behave, dream or do anything in a particular way which is entirely male oriented. They (women) will be part of our life but the way we (men) want them to be. Women cannot think, dream or talk about their career or satisfaction," the "Rajneeti" helmer said.
"Our film was a simple story of four women in a very normal, funny conversation talking about their dreams, aspirations, bodies, sexuality, career and then what happened? A male gazing mind oriented CBFC gets scared about how a women can talk about themselves and think. But I was confident that if its presented properly and a set of people look at it with a rational point of view, it will be understood. And that's what happened," he added.
"FCAT order talks about the relevance and importance of the film. Nothing has been asked from the film to be deleted except 10 seconds here or there. Otherwise its a completely reverse decision of CBFC observation and one is happy and confident that you can talk or speak and make such films."
When asked how much hope he had that their film will be released in India, Jha said, "I am never dependent on hopes. I always depend on beliefs. I believed that we will succeed and we did. Next week, we'll announce the release date."
The film's director Alankrita Shrivastava said: "We submitted the same film to both the certification bodies. We did exactly what they wanted. In fact, we just reduced some sexually intimate scenes by few seconds."
"CBFC never asked for any cuts, they just refused to certify the film. But we are happy that we got so much of support for our film from women of India," she added.
In August this year, the National Award-winning actor was appointed as part of the reconstituted Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
"I am enjoying being a board member. A lot of people don't know what it means to be a board member... We don't watch all films, only when there is a problem we see the film.
So I have seen very few films, which is a good news," Vidya told reporters here at the trailer launch of her upcoming film "Tumhari Sulu".
On the board, Vidya is joined by Gautami Tadimalla, Narendra Kohli, Naresh Chandra Lal, Neil Herbert Nongkynrih, Vivek Agnihotri, Waman Kendre, TS Nagabharana, Ramesh Patange, Vani Tripati Tikoo, Jeevitha Rajasekhar and Mihir Bhuta.
The new board members were announced on the same day when Pahlaj Nihalani was sacked as the CBFC chief and replaced by noted lyricist Prasoon Joshi.
"It's a tragedy that a film like 'No Fathers in Kashmir'... a filmmaker who puts his film together, and runs from pillar to post, begged people to get it through. In this age and time, is there anything called censorship?"
"I have the audacity to look at the truth. The greatest epic which mankind has been blessed with, the Mahabharata came from the battle of Kurukshetra, in that moment of darkness, he who locks the eyes with the darkness discovers a life which Ashvin has discovered," Bhatt told the media here on Monday.
Ashvin has been waiting for months for a certificate from the CBFC.
He had filed for a censor certificate in July 2018.
After challenging the CBFC's decision to give the film an 'A' certificate, which the makers found unjustified on the basis of the content of their movie, they moved the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) first in November 2018 with a hearing in December the same year, and later in January 2019.
The FCAT has given its final order on the film asking for a few changes including some cuts and disclaimers.
Ashvin is still struggling to get a certificate but the release date has already been announced.
Asked if he fears a polarised response from the people to his film as it is close to reality, Ashvin said: "As a filmmaker, it is my job to make people feel uncomfortable. My intention is to feel something, using my craft and make you (audiences) feel the same through it (cinema). Rest is up to the forces of the society."
"My patriotism is very clear. It is that I will tell you the truth. If there is anything wrong, I will talk about it so that it can get corrected," he explained.
"No Fathers In Kashmir", featuring Soni Razdan, Anshuman Jha and Kulbushan Kharbanda, is slated to release on April 5.
In a statement, Omung said: "The team and I were convinced of what we have made. It's a piece of cinema and not propaganda and now the Censor Board has validated what we have been saying all along.
"Very thankful and excited for the April 11. I hope the audiences enjoy this film, which for me, has been my toughest film till date."
The film, which narrates the story of Modi from his humble beginnings to becoming the Prime Minister of India, will release on April 11, when the Lok Sabha elections begin.
Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted that the film, which features actor Vivek Anand Oberoi, has a run time of 130 minutes, 53 seconds.
The CBFC certificate for "PM Narendra Modi" came on the same day as the Supreme Court's dismissal of a plea seeking a stay on the film's release.
The court said the Election Commission is the appropriate authority to address the petitioner's concerns on whether the film should be released in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as it may tilt the balance or benefit a particular political party.
"Soudamini Meher had moved the Bombay HC challenging the release of the movie. As the movie is being released in Odia & Telugu and contains English subtitles, it comes under the jurisdiction of the Bombay High Court. Today, the CBFC informed the court that till the time the hearing on matter is not complete, it cannot be released. Sridhar Martha, Atul Kulkarni, Manoj Mishra, Sunita Krishnan, Rajesh Touchriver and Arun Bothra have been served notices by the court," informed Soudamini's lawyer, Tirtha Kumar Sahu.
Earlier in January, accusing the then Crime Branch IG, Arun Bothra, who was spearheading the investigation, of being one of the promoters of the movie, Soudamini had demanded an unconditional apology and threatened to file defamation suit of Rs 20 lakh if the official fails to do so.
Patnagarh is an adaptation of the sensational parcel bomb blast case of Patnagarh that claimed two lives in February 2018. On February 23, 2018, a bomb disguised in a gift parcel exploded inside the house of newly-wed couple at Patnagarh in Bolangir district. The explosion took the life of the groom, Soumya Shekhar Sahu and his grandmother, while the bride sustained grievous injuries. Later, Crime Branch’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by Arun Bothra cracked the case and arrested Punjilal in around 2 months. As per police sources, Punjilal had intended to kill Soumya Shekhar's mother, who was the former's colleague at Jyoti Vikash Junior College. Punjilal had plotted to eliminate her after she was made the principal of Jyoti Vikash Junior College.