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New Censor chief for Tollywood 16 December 2014
Finally, Telugu Film Industry breathed easy as a new regional officer of Central Board of Film Certification [CBFC] has come in place of Dhanalakshmi who troubled many filmmakers which turned into controversies too. Vijay Kumar Reddy is the new regional...
Keywords: central board of film certification, central board of film certification, Mohan Babu, Ram Gopal Varma
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Sorry Teacher draws criticism much before release 24 August 2012
A large number of PDSU activists have today staged dharna in Hyderabad demanding the ban on upcoming Telugu B grade film Sorry Teacher. The association president Sandhya has alleged that the relation between a student and a teacher was portrayed...
Keywords: Sorry Teacher, CBFC, CBFC, PDSU activists
Read More Dhana Lakshmi Explains Cuts in Satya-2 12 November 2013
Reacting to the accusations of Ram Gopal Varma, the Regional Officer of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) A.Dhana Lakshmi explained that the decision is not her own. The Jury consisting of five members watched the movie that includes her...
Keywords: Ram Gopal Varma's Satya 2 movie, Ram Gopal Varma, committee of the Censor Board, Ram Gopal Varma's Satya 2 movie
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SRK’s Upcoming Movie ‘Raees’ Gets U/A Certificate by CBFC 20 January 2017
After the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) gave actor Hrithik Roshan's 'Kaabil' a U/A certificate with only four verbal cuts, it's now happy time for SRK. Bollywood Baadshah Shah Rukh Khan’s much-anticipated film ‘Raees’ has also been given a...
Keywords: Raees, CBFC, CBFC, Raees
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Ban on Cuss Words put on Hold 24 February 2015
The Central Board of Film Certificate has cancelled its controversial decision of banning cuss words and phrases from films. In a circular sent out to CBFC regional offices two weeks ago, the new chairman of the censor, Pahlaj Nihalani had...
Keywords: Information and Broadcasting Ministry, CBFC chairman Pahlaj Nihalani, Central Board of Film Certificate, Central Board of Film Certificate
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Watch Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola with parental guidance 07 January 2013
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, the name itself churns interest in the audience of any age, teens adolescents and adults alike but if you are a teen you will have to get your parents along with you for parental guidance...
Keywords: CBFC, central board of film certification, Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, 7 khoon maaf
Read More AP HC gives nod to `The Dirty Picture’, releasing today 02 December 2011
The controversial film `The Dirty Picture’ which was banned in our neighboring country has had many controversies in our country too. But the latest was the petition by the kin of late southern actress Silk Smitha seeking a ban on...
Keywords: AP high Court clears, The Dirty Picture, Vidya balan, CBFC
Read More Shekar Kammula targets youngsters 10 September 2012
Come Shekar Kammula film, youngsters will have all reasons to smile. The extraordinary taking of simple urban life made Shekar Kammula enjoy the limelight for quite sometime. Right from his Dollar Dreams to Happy Days, there's not even a single...
Keywords: Life Is Beautiful, Life Is Beautiful, Shekar Kammula, CBFC
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Government considering CBFC ratings for home viewing of films 07 May 2012
"To ensure that confusion, like that happened in the case of 'The Dirty Picture' does not recur, the government will take a decision on a new mechanism to ensure clarity over which films can be allowed for unrestricted viewing and...
Keywords: The Dirty Picture, Information and Broadcasting Ministry, separate mechanism, general viewing hours
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Adult films: CBFC plans separate time slots! 25 January 2016
While there is still a debate on, whether movies can influence the present generation or not, accepting that influence would obviously there, the censor officials have long back started certifying the movies such as U, U/A, A, S. U -...
Keywords: Tollywood news, CBFC, CBFC, adult movies
Read More Shahid's Haider cleared with 41 cuts 06 September 2014
Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' has been cleared with censor and guess what, the Central Board of Film Certification suggested 41 cuts for the film and awarded 'U/A' certificate to it. Visuals of a burning body, corpses piled into a truck, Haider...
Keywords: Tabu, Haider movie censor, Shraddha Kapoor, Tabu
Read More A Woman in Braamanism producer in trouble 26 October 2012
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has said that legal action can be taken against the producer of the film 'A Woman in Braamanism,' for releasing the trailers of the movie on Internet without permission from the board. Reacting...
Keywords: trailers of woman in braamanism, a woman in braamanism, brahmaneekam, trailers of woman in braamanism
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Directors to justify smoking scenes in movies 20 September 2012
Starting on the second of October, all the directors and producers for the new films would have to think twice before a smoking scene is included in their movies. If spotted by the Central Board of the Film Certification during...
Keywords: CBFC, Union Health Ministry, Central Board of Film Certification, CBFC
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New Censor Chief vows for changes 28 January 2015
The New Chairperson of Central Board of Film Certification [CBFC] Pahlaj Nihalani vowed to clean up films and make censorship an unquestionable exercise. Nihalani wants to bring down the amount of violence in films and the use of abusive language...
Keywords: CBFC chairperson, CBFC chairperson, new Censor chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani, Central board of film certification
Read More CBFC denies certificate to Kaum De Heere movie 06 February 2014
The Central Board of Film Certification has denied to issue a certificate to the movie Kaum De Heere (Heroes of Community) which portrays Indira Gandhi murderers as heroes. The Censor Board has found fault in showing Bheent Singh, Swatath Singh...
Keywords: Movie News, CBFC, Quam De Heere, Indira Gandhi
Read More 1 Nenokkadine done with censor 06 January 2014
Mahesh Babu's latest flick 1 Nenokkadine has completed censor formalities short while ago. CBFC granted U/A certificate to the movie and with this Nenokkadine is getting ready for release this Friday. The total runtime of the movie is 2 hours...
Keywords: Mahesh 1 Nenokkadine, ratnavelu, Sukumar, 1 nenokkadine
Read More Censor hurdles for Legend movie 26 March 2014
Legend Telugu movie which stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead role is facing censor board issues. The film which went for inspection yesterday, is yet to get a censor certificate. According to the sources, the board members have objected violent...
Keywords: Censor board, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Legend Telugu movie Censor report, Boyapati Srinu
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Shabana Azmi bats for US Censorship 20 February 2015
Yesteryear's actress Shabana Azmi feels India needs to discontinue the British system of censorship for films and adopt the United States system where directors are liberal about their own films and censorship. She slammed the Central Board of Film Certification...
Keywords: US Censorship system, censorship, CBFC, British censorship system
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‘Kaabil’ Gets U/A Certificate from CBFC 19 January 2017
The much awaited Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’supcoming film 'Kaabil' is going to release on January 25th. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has been given a U/A certificate to the film with no major cuts. ''All of Hrithik’s films...
Keywords: Kaabil, Hritik Roshan, Rohit Roy, Kaabil
Read More Censor board tells Doosukeltha, Dobbei 03 October 2013
For the first time, a film trailer is facing censor review. Doosukeltha is in trouble over the alleged use of objectionable words in its trailer. The CBFC, particularly Ms Dhanalakshmi, has a bone to pick with Manchu Vishnu. Story goes...
Keywords: Manchu Vishnu, Doosukeltha controversy, Doosukeltha censor trouble, Doosukeltha release
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