New Delhi: To give a perspective on evolution of censorship in the country, a unique film festival will be held featuring movies and scenes that had once created sensation and were clipped by the censor board.
The 'Cut Uncut film festival', being organised by Information and Broadcasting ministry, will screen films, most of which had been rated adult by the censor board, officials said.
The three-day event, a part of Centenary Film Festival, to held from April 25 at Siri Fort auditorium here will screen Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and Tamil movie 'Subramaniapuram' among others in the section dealing with reel violence and cuss words, they said.
The screenings will be accompanied by discussions on violence, cuss words and sexual content in movies by Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) members and other eminent film personalities, officials said....
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New Delhi: A set of six stamps on six legendary actresses of Indian cinema has been released at the world philatelic exhibition here. The actresses who have been honoured are Meena Kumari, Nutan, Kanan Devi, Devika Rani, Leela Naidu and Savitri Devi. The stamps were released by Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat here Sunday evening. India Post had earlier honoured actors Madhubala, Nargis, Guru Dutt...
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