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Substantiate how dialogue in Dhurandhar defamed Baloch community: Gujarat HC to petitioners

December 25, 2025 6:48 am

The Gujarat HC was hearing a petition filed by two members of the Baloch community that sought directions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and the filmmakers to remove the contentious dialogue from the film as well as its promotions.

'Film must be judged as a whole': Kerala High Court upholds release of film ‘Haal’, rejects CBFC excision orders

December 16, 2025 5:36 pm

Kerala High Court Haal Film Release Verdict: The bench watched the movie on December 3 and found that the movie as a whole depicted a "love story between a Muslim boy and a Christian girl", facing opposition from their families against their union.

Film should be judged from view of ordinary person, not hypersensitive one: Kerala HC directs CBFC to certify Haal

November 15, 2025 10:41 am

The CBFC had earlier asked the makers of the Malayalam film starring Shane Nigam to make several modifications and deletions, including a scene with beef biryani

‘Haal’ Movie screening: Judge watches film amid row of CBFC’s objections

October 27, 2025 4:11 pm

Justice V G Arun watched Malayalam movie ‘Haal’ on October 25 as part of an ongoing case over deleting several scenes, including beef eating, suggested by CBFC.

5 times courts reviewed films before CBFC censorship

October 21, 2025 9:24 pm

Kerala HC film screening, Haal movie court order: The Kerala HC ordering a film screening only adds to the tally of such reviews ordered by courts in the past when content became a subject matter of legal scrutiny.

Cut it out

September 27, 2025 12:09 am

One-man show at CBFC, demand for arbitrary cuts threaten Indian cinema just as it is growing in global reach and resonance

Disquiet in film board: ‘Censorship raj’, no meeting in 6 years, no reports, term lapsed

September 25, 2025 10:35 pm

Turbulence over Oscar-bound Homebound; I&B Ministry says CBFC functions as per rules, online smooth.

On CBFC’s chopping board: Caste, mythology, politics

September 25, 2025 10:48 am

Some of the well-known commercial films that have been caught in the censor’s scissors this year include Malayalam movie Empuraan (24 changes, including removal of references to the Gujarat riots and NIA).

'Vivek Oberoi is anyway not getting work; if he likes vulgarity, he should keep it to his personal life': Pahlaj Nihalani

August 27, 2025 11:11 am

Former CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani also recalls the Udta Punjab controversy, claiming that Anurag Kashyap of Phantom Films turned it into a controversy to amplify the buzz for his film.

‘Nothing objectionable’: Bombay HC clears release of film on CM Yogi Adityanath

August 25, 2025 8:50 pm

The Bombay High Court directed the Central Board of Film Certification to certify the film without any changes.

Opinion | Why Have 63 Children Died At Gorakhpur Government Hospital?

June 22, 2020 6:56 pm

Minimal use of `scissors` will be focused on: Shyam Benegal

January 09, 2016 10:25 am

Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): Director and screenwriter Shyam Benegal on Saturday said that the main attempt is to minimize the use of scissors while certifying films, which means the committee, will need to grade films more carefully. He further said that the committee will have to work on the guidelines as India is a complex and diverse society.