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Censor Board asks filmakers of Modi Ka Gaon to get NOC from PMO to release film
Ref: http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/censor-board-asks-filmmakers-of-modi-ka-gaon-to-get-noc-from-pmo-to-release-film/articleshow/57171667.cms
What does it take a film to get a certificate from the Censor Board? A few cuts, disclaimers, maybe a statutory 'smoking kills' warning? Now the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has directed Suresh Jha to get a no-objection certificate from the Prime Minister's office for using Narendra Modi's name in his movie titled Modi Ka Gaon.

"Whenever the name of a celebrity, leader or a known figure is used, we ask for an NOC from the makers. That's a rule. If Bachchan's, CM's or PM's name is used in the film, we demand an NOC," CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani told Mirror.