Mumbai: Despite not having found a release date in India yet, Miss Lovely is already in the process of paving its way for an international release. Being extremely busy with the films post-production in Berlin, which will be followed by sending his film to the Cannes Film Festival, filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia admits that he doesnt have the time to look into the procedures that are required to find a release...
04:04 PM, May 08, 2012
In a never before move by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry, 'The Dirty Picture' was declared too dirty for TV and stopped from airing. ...
05:40 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran actor Anupam Kher is 'shocked' after reading reports that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has asked producers of his next film 'Mr.Bhatti On Chutti' to mute dialogues mentioning political leaders George Bush and Manmohan Singh. "Censor board asks makers of my film 'Mr.Bhatti On Chutti' to mute the names of George Bush and Manmohan Singh. Shocking," tweeted the 57-year-old. Directed by Karan Razdan, the movie...
01:43 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Movie viewers in India will soon be able to know why a film has been assigned a particular rating - U, A or U/A - by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). To keep the public better informed, the decision to specify more about what the Board felt about the contents of a film was taken in a recent meeting of the CBFC, officials said. "This move...
05:12 PM, Apr 10, 2012
Mumbai: Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan has said it is a shame that Pakistan's Censor board has banned the release of 'Agent Vinod' in that country. The Bollywood film has been banned in Pakistan as the movie contains references to the ISI that could hurt the sentiments of Pakistani people. "It is a shame that the movie is banned, with no offence to anyone, as the idea is to have open...
01:05 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Kolkata: Days before its release in the first week of March 'Macho Mustafa', stated to be the most expensive Bengali film till date, has been renamed as 'Macho Mastana' following prodding by the Censor Board. "As the Censor Board expressed reservations about the title, we sought feedback from community leaders and accordingly the name was changed less than a month before the film's release," director Reshmi Mitra told PTI. "We...
05:43 PM, Feb 24, 2012
Mumbai: The censor board loves Karan Johar. The filmmaker not only happily toned down the violent content of his latest production "Agneepath" as per the censor requirements, but also offered to explain the meaning of a 'parental guidance' certification on every poster. The censor board members are now apparently hoping that other producers would also take a cue from Johar and flaunt the censor certificate more prominently on their movie...
05:54 PM, Jan 28, 2012
New Delhi: With the government imposing stricter rules on smoking scenes in films and television, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says he is waiting for a directive from the I&B ministry before filing a PIL in the apex court. The Union Health ministry issued a notification last Friday under the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (second amendment rules), 2011....
03:40 PM, Nov 16, 2011
New Delhi: Henceforth, every time an actor is seen taking a puff on screen, a prominent scroll warning that smoking is injurious to health will run at the bottom. What's more, the actor will personally read out the ill-effects of smoking, say the new health ministry rules to be effective from Monday. According to the rules, all filmmakers depicting usage of tobacco will have to show a message or spot...
11:47 AM, Nov 12, 2011
Chandigarh: Theatres in Punjab will on Monday screen Prakash Jha's 'Aarakshan', which deals with the issue of caste-based reservations, after the government announced it was lifting the ban on the film. "We have deleted the scenes and dialogues to which the state government committee had objections. These portions have been submitted to the state government and will not be shown. The rest of the film will be screened in theatres...
10:19 AM, Aug 15, 2011
New Delhi: Desperate film director Prakash Jha was forced to make concessions for the smooth release of his film 'Aaraakshan' by striking a deal with the Republican Party of India in Maharashtra just 24-hours before the film's release. This came after protests broke out in Pune and Mumbai with regard to the movie's basic theme. Jha said, "I cant tell the exact scenes but I have been given pointers which...
07:55 PM, Aug 11, 2011
Chandigarh: The Punjab government imposed a ban on screening of the movie Aarakhshan in the state till a screening committee constituted by the government previews the movie and submits its report on Friday, following apprehensions that some scenes and dialogues may trigger a backlash. Punjab is the second state to impose a ban on filmmaker Prakash Jha's contentious socio-political drama that deals with the issue of caste-based quota in higher...
10:46 AM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: The National Commission for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes has asked the Censor Board to defer the release of Prakash Jha's contentious film Aarakshan saying it will create communal disharmony. The NCSCST also said some dialogues and sequences in the movie are objectionable. The commission will be meeting later on Wednesday to decide on the fate of the film. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the commission is likely...
02:20 PM, Aug 10, 2011
New Delhi: Prakash Jha's "Aarakshan" has been issued a U/A certificate without a single cut by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), according to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who plays a pivotal role in the film. "...the news on 'Aarakshan' is that it was shown to the censors today and they have unanimously given it a U/A certificate without a single cut. And apparently they got in the largest panel...
06:42 PM, Jul 19, 2011
New Delhi: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) is considering legal action against Aamir Khan's latest film, Delhi Belly, for allegedly depicting one of the company's cars in a derogatory manner. "Our legal team is looking into the matter and watching the film clips. Accordingly, we will decide our future course of action," an HMIL spokesperson said. It is understood that the company is unhappy with the way a car "seemingly...
02:40 PM, Jul 05, 2011
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