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The latest addition to CBFCs series of bans is the ban on smoking and drinking scenes in films. Filmmakers argue that such portrayals are completely character-driven, and this ban on screen is contradictory to the reality off screen.

Reducing cinema to a vice

Moreover, banning of drinking and smoking scenes on screen is contradictory to reality off the screen.

26 July 2017 12:13 AM IST

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CBFC's new target: No smoking, drinking depictions on screen

A movie where alcohol is essential would have to go with an Adult certificate, says the CBFC chief.

25 July 2017 12:08 AM IST

Pahlaj Nihalanis objections to various films in recent past have made headlines.

Pahlaj Nihalani sends a legal notice to IIFA for defamation

The matter is gone legal now, so I'll say only one thing. I know when to laugh and when to make others cry: Pahlaj...

23 July 2017 12:11 AM IST

Just making good films was not enough, says Guneet Monga

The producer opens up about the ups and downs of her journey in the film industry.

11 Jan 2017 12:21 AM IST

Poster of Coffee with D

D company runs the scissors on Coffee with D

CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani says this marks a new low in the authority vested by the Indian constitution in the...

11 Jan 2017 12:20 AM IST

Video grabs from the trailer of OK Jaanu.

CBFC orders out Bapu references in OK Jaanu

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) thought otherwise, and asked the makers to remove all Gandhian references...

10 Jan 2017 12:15 AM IST

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Censoring India for the West

CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani has upset filmmakers by saying movies taken to festivals abroad need certification.

27 May 2017 12:12 AM IST

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No religious needling, says Pahlaj Nihalani

I wasn't the chairperson when PK was certified: Pahlaj

11 March 2017 12:20 AM IST

The CBFC under Pahlaj Nihalani led to several controversies in the past few years.

Don't reject films; cut, modify them: Tribunal to CBFC

The FCAT observation was made while allowing the appeal of Khalid Kidwai, director Rambhajjan Zindabaad.

3 Jun 2017 12:39 AM IST

The CBFC under Pahlaj Nihalani led to several controversies in the past few years.

Pahlaj Nihalani questions CBFC's role in 'Padmavati' matter

The release date of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial period film is yet to be finalised.

31 Dec 2017 12:04 PM IST

The CBFC under Pahlaj Nihalani led to several controversies in the past few years.

Pahlaj Nihalani defends CBFC ban on Lipstick Under My Burkha

The CBFC chief says that the board had objection to the content of the film and hence refused a certificate.

25 Feb 2017 3:46 PM IST

A screengrab from the trailer.

Lipstick Under My Burkha denied censor certificate owing to...

The film's trailer had impressed cinephiles with its exploration of feminine sexuality.

23 Feb 2017 9:32 PM IST