Maharashtra govt will not impose censorship on films: Ashish Shelar
Shelar said, “Whether it is Marathi or Hindi films, we have a tradition of portraying political figures, leaders, public representatives, and politics in films. Often it is negative as well as positive.”
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“The total number of censored films in 2024-2025 is 15,444 across all languages and this number is increasing," Shelar said. (File photo)The state government will not impose any kind of restrictions or censorship on films apart from what is directed by the censor board, said Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar on Wednesday, while clarifying that the state’s film policy is being prepared and experts in the film sector will participate in it.
Replying to the calling attention motion raised by MLC Parinay Phuke, who demanded that the government should impose restrictions on the negative portrayal and defamation of political leaders in cinema, Shelar said, “Whether it is Marathi or Hindi films, we have a tradition of portraying political figures, leaders, public representatives, and politics in films. Often it is negative as well as positive.”
Naming a number of Marathi movies that depicted politicians in central characters over the years, the minister said, “The total number of censored films in 2024-2025 is 15,444 across all languages and this number is increasing. Some films portray political leaders in a positive light.” He also gave the box office collections of several films based on real life political characters and implied that the maturity of the audience can be gauged given the films released on the lives of political leaders in the past and their box office numbers.
“While giving a censor certificate, movies are examined on various criteria. Therefore, if someone is defamed in a movie, there is a facility to complain about it and the censor certificate can be cancelled. Also, we have laws that can take action against defamatory movies and related parties as per laws. Therefore, no other type of censorship or restrictions can be done,” he said.
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