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List of Incidents in -> -> 2017

Padmavati row: CBFC invites former Mewar royal to help certify the film

Padmavati controversy: CBFC to take Mewar Royal's help to certify Sanjay Leela Bhansali's movie

CBFC to set up historians’ panel on Padmavati, may not release before March

‘Padmavati’ Row: Has the ‘Jauhar’ Scene Put the CBFC in a Fix?

Delhi HC directs CBFC to grant 'A' certificate to controversial film Mohalla Assi

Padmavati controversy: Won’t ban film, says Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, adds history should be presented in correct perspective

Kaalakaandi: Saif Ali Khan's dark comedy gets U/A certification with one cut from FCAT

The Farce of Banning Films Before Their Release By The Governments

Padmavati controversy: Real reason behind the clamour to ban Sanjay Leela Bhansali film is clash of inflated egos

DNA Edit: Dramatic liberties

Censor board returns 'Padmavati' to makers due to technical issues

Dashkriya: Marathi film faces Padmavati-like protests from Brahmin group demanding ban on release

I&B Ministry Pulls out Nude & S Durga From IFFI; Jury in the Dark

Protest threats shut down exhibition of silk prints of MF Husain’s works in Pune

Supreme Court and CBFC favours the release of Padmavati

CBFC Wants This Change In Katrina Kaif’s Character In Tiger Zinda Hai?

SC Disposes Of Petition Seeking Stay On Film Padmavati’s Release

‘Sexy Durga’ becomes ‘S Durga’, gets U/A certificate after 21 audio mutes

India's Censors Slap Saif Ali Khan's 'Chef' With A 'U/A' For Protagonist's Lifestyle

CBFC bans Onir’s film 'Shab' from being screened on TV!

CBFC bans computer-generated nudity!

Malayalam film ‘Sexy Durga’ refused exemption by I&B Ministry for screening at MAMI

Ex CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani: Films still being cut, but no noise now

‘Aksar 2’ director lashes out at CBFC for staying release of song ‘Aaj Zid’ on TV

Sanskaari censor is back: ‘Pilot’ Tom Cruise can’t kiss in cockpit for too long, Cruise’s kiss curtailed by 50 percent

Bhoomi: Prasoon Joshi led CBFC orders 12 cuts including word 'Asaram' in the Sanjay Dutt film

Varun Dhawan’s ‘Judwaa2’ Pelvic Thrust Too Hardcore for CBFC?

No frontal nudity in American Assassin

CBFC Demands 10 Cuts From Kangana Ranaut's Simran

CBFC reportedly bans film titled X Zone due to graphic love making scenes, nudity

Kangana Ranaut’s Language To Be Cleaned Out!

CBFC forces director of Zeeshan Ayyub starrer 'Sameer' to put a disclaimer

Here's all that has changed at CBFC under its new chief Prasoon Joshi

Saif Ali Khan: Hopefully 'Kaalakaandi' will come out with few cuts

First Film Banned By CBFC Under Prasoon Joshi

CBFC wants Kangana Ranaut’s language to be cleaned out in 'Simran'!

Prasoon Joshi Gets Liberal, Restores 12 Cuts In Horror Flick ‘IT’

Who is Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, fighting a ban

‘An Insignificant Man’ Doesn’t Need PM’s NOC, Rules CBFC Tribunal

Woah! Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Kaalakaandi’ Ordered 73 Cuts by CBFC

Exclusive: Lesbian Lovemaking Scene Chopped From ‘Atomic Blonde’

Director of documentary on Amartya Sen rejects censor board’s suggested cuts

Caste Reference Cut out of ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ by CBFC

Tamil film ‘Oru Pakka Kathai’ runs into censor trouble over the word ‘intercourse’

Cast of 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' fumes over 48 cuts by Censor Board

After threats, MNS now seeks a ban on Mika Singh

Amartya docu goes to revising committee

Bigg Boss Tamil: PIL filed to ban reality show on grounds that it 'demeans women, downtrodden'

Congress workers disrupt screening of Indu Sarkar in Maharashtra

Beyond Disclaimers, No More Drinking, Smoking In ‘UA’ Films: CBFC

Bombay HC refuses to halt Indu Sarkar’s release

Sanjay Gandhi's alleged daughter files petition against 'Indu Sarkar' release

Milan Luthria cuts love making scene between Ajay Devgn-Ileana D'cruz

Draft bill suggests censor board’s powers to delete, modify content be curtailed

Appalled at the cuts suggested by CBFC; will go to the revising committee: Bhandarkar

Madhur Bhandarkar's Indu Sarkar faces a ban in Indore

Indu Sarkar: Pahlaj Nihalani claims CBFC is not obligated to respond to letter from Congress leader

Streaming services censor themselves in India, even though they don't need to

Sanjay Nirupam shoots off letter to Pahalaj Nihalani, says wants to see Indu Sarkar film before it is censored

Hindi Medium in trouble after court passes injunction

Sanjay Gandhi’s ‘daughter’ sends legal notice to Indu Sarkar director Madhur Bhandarkar

AMMA lifts 'ban' on filmmaker Vinayan

CBFC Doesn’t Approve of SRK-Anushka’s ‘Intercourse’ Dialogue

Exclusive: CBFC asks Manmohan Singh biopic makers to get NOC, spares Indu Sarkar

CBFC Bends NOC Rule for Bhandarkar’s Emergency Film ‘Indu Sarkar’?

Phullu, a socially relevant film about menstruation, gets an A certificate and Twitter rages a bloody war against CBFC

Banned documentary makers to drag I&B min to Kerala HC

A year away from release, Pahlaj Nihalani is already targetting Manmohan Singh film

Just In: I&B Minister to discuss CENSORSHIP amendments suggested by Shyam Benegal committee

FCAT asks CBFC to certify 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' in ex-parte order

Censor board boss asks makers of film on Kejriwal to get NOC from PM Modi

Denied Certification By The CBFC For 'Explicit Content', Om Puri's Last Film Gets Cleared By FCAT For Release

Censor Board wants 'Hindi Medium' to declare their real film as a work of fiction

'Happy that 'Lipstick...' got censor certificate'

We need to redefine and resurrect contours of individual freedoms: Palekar

Lipstick Under My Burkha cleared for theatrical release

The CBFC Strikes Again & This Time Orders A Ban For Raveena Tandon’s ‘Maatr’

CBFC removes Muslim reference from Begum Jaan, says it cannot ‘risk it’

CBFC orders MAJOR cuts for Vidya Balan’s Begum Jaan, many scenes chopped to half

Shots of women being slapped and more: Scenes censored from teaser of Maatr

BEGUM JAAN slashed with 12 cuts by CBFC, find out why

Despite Gay Controversy, CBFC Unexpectedly Gave Beauty And The Beast U/A Certificate & No Cuts!

CBFC wants 11 cuts in 'Anaarkali of Aarah': producer

CBFC refuses to clear Ka Bodyscapes, says film glorifies gay relationship

'Moonlight’ Censored for Audiences in India

CBFC refuses to certify Prakash Jha's film lipstick under my burkha

70 Changes more: Rangoon gets re-edited and re-sent to the Censor Board

Censor Board asks filmakers of Modi Ka Gaon to get NOC from PMO to release film

Approaching I&B min for pre-censorship of period films: Kalvi

Rajput Sena demands creation of ‘pre-censor board’ for period films

CBFC Displays Its Homophobia Again; Orders Cuts in ‘Moonlight’

Late actor Om Puri's Rambhajjan Zindabaad refused Censor Certificate by CBFC

Indian judges cut Bollywood scenes poking fun at lawyers

Censor board ‘spikes’ Modi-themed feature film

Court orders cuts in Jolly LLB 2, producers implement, censor board miffed

Indian judges cut Bollywood scenes poking fun at lawyers

CBFC orders out Bapu references in OK Jaanu

Sunil Grover’s ‘Coffee With D’ In CBFC Trouble for ‘Rahul Baba’

Yearender 2016: The Year When Censor Board Forced Everyone to be 'Sanskari'