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Mumbai: Bollywood actor Govinda, who along with producer Pahlaj Nihalani is facing difficulties to release their upcoming film “Rangeela Raja” after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) refused to certify the film and ordered 20 cuts, says there is a group of people from the film fraternity conspiring against him. During a press conference […]

New Delhi: The Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena on Friday demanded a ban on “Padmavati” after slamming Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi for allowing its release with a U/A certificate. “I want to ask the central government what benefits will they get by supporting this movie? All the […]

Mumbai: Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi on Monday said a special panel for the certification of controversial movie “Padmavati” was appointed for an advisory purpose, and that the final decision was always with the censor board. Joshi’s statement comes in the wake of criticism amidst reports that the CBFC committee decided […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) today took exception to people holding official positions making adverse comments about the Hindi film “Padmavati”, saying these breached the principle of rule of law. The court also said people in position of responsibility should not comment on the film as it may prejudice the censor board. A bench […]

Chennai: Superstar Mahesh Babu’s forthcoming Telugu spy-thriller “Spyder” has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a U/A certificate and without cuts. The film is slated for worldwide release on September 27. On the film’s official Twitter handle, it was posted on Monday that the film has been certified U/A. ” […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar says he is happy and relieved as his film “Indu Sarkar” has been cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) revising committee. Bhandarkar on Monday took to Twitter, where he said that the film was cleared with a few cuts. “Thank you CBFC revising committee. ‘Indu Sarkar’ has been cleared […]

Mumbai: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has decided to give Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” a UA certificate and has suggested the director to change the film’s title to “Padmavat”. According to a release issued by the CBFC, the board had a meeting of their examining committee on December 28 and decided to give […]

Mumbai: National Award-winning filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who is supporting the forthcoming film “No Fathers in Kashmir” that is yet to get a certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, has criticised the system of censorship that creates obstacles to unveiling the truth. “It’s a tragedy that a film like ‘No Fathers in Kashmir’… a […]

Bhubaneswar: One after the other, Odia movie ‘Patnagarh,’ which is based on the sensational wedding gift blast tragedy in Patnagarh of Bolangir district in Odisha, is running into hurdles preventing its release in theatres. The Bombay High Court on Monday reportedly ordered a stay on the release of the movie while hearing a petition filed […]