I&B ministry responds to Vishal’s accusation against CBFC Mumbai: ‘Strictest action will be taken’

Vishal recently claimed that he had to pay a sum of Rs 6.5 lakh illegally for screening permission and censor certification for the Hindi version of his hit Tamil film, Mark Antony.

Vishal at Mark Antony pre-release event.

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Tamil actor-producer Vishal recently made corruption accusations against the Censor Board in Mumbai. Vishal claimed that he had to pay a sum of Rs 6.5 lakh illegally for screening permission and censor certification for the Hindi version of his hit Tamil film, Mark Antony. In response to his allegations, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has shared that the strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved. The ministry posted the statement on its official Twitter handle.

The statement read, “The issue of corruption in CBFC brought forth by actor@VishalKOfficial is extremely unfortunate. The Government has zero tolerance for corruption and the strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved. A senior officer from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has been deputed to Mumbai to conduct an inquiry today itself. We request everyone to cooperate with the Ministry, by providing information about any other instance of harassment by CBFC at jsfilms.inb@nic.in.”

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The issue of corruption in CBFC brought forth by actor @VishalKOfficial is extremely unfortunate.

The Government has zero tolerance for corruption and strictest action will be taken against anyone found involved. A senior officer from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting…

— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) September 29, 2023

Indian Motion Pictures Producer’s Association has also reacted to Vishal’s claims. Abhay Sinha, the president of the association, wrote an official letter to Prasoon Joshi, the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification, seeking immediate action against the wrongdoers.

Statement from Indian Motion Picture Producer’s Association.

On Thursday, Vishal took to social media to claim that he had to spend his hard-earned money on corruption. The actor also claimed that he had never been in the situation before and didn’t have any other choice as a lot was at stake. Here’s his statement:

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Read review of Mark Antony | SJ Suryah elevates this middling sci-fi film

Mark Antony, a sci-fi gangster film, opened to a good response in the South. Directed by Adhik Ravichander, the film is about how a phone that connects to the past changes the lives of a bunch of gangsters. Other than Vishal, it also stars Selvaraghvan, Sunil, and SJ Suryah in pivotal roles.

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