Censor Board Row

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today asked the Censor Board to take note of claims that Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat wrongly portrayed Maharaja Surajmal. He asked distributors to have a dialogue with Rajasthan's Jat community, some of whose members say are offended by the film starring Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt.

"PM Narendra Modi", a biopic on the Prime Minister starring Vivek Oberoi, which was scheduled to be released today but was postponed amid a raging row, is yet to be "certified" and is going through the process of "examination", the chief of the censor board said. The opposition parties have questioned the timing of the film, alleging that it was a ...

After the top court's unequivocal order yesterday rejecting the final attempts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ban the film 'Padmaavat'', protests against the release of the movie turned violent. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra stressed "People can't come and say law and order problems, ban the movie. Let us not come to a state where the exhi...

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', which has been at the centre of a huge controversy, will get a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, popularly called the censor board. The board has suggested five modifications to the film including a change in the title to 'Padmavat' - and will issue the certificate once the modif...

The censor board asked the erstwhile Mewar royal family to join a panel to help certify Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati", which had angered Rajput community leaders for allegedly portraying the queen in a 'bad light', a member of the family said today.

Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been asked by a parliamentary panel to attend its meeting in the Capital today to explain his point of view amid several states saying they will not allow screening of his film. Prasoon Joshi, who heads the country's censor board, has also been asked to attend the meeting.

"Padmavati" director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi have been asked by a parliamentary committee on IT to appear before it and present their views on the controversy surrounding the movie which has been accused of distorting history by fringe groups.

Amid the huge controversy over the upcoming historical drama 'Padmavati', Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said today that violent threats and announcing rewards for physical harm was not acceptable in a democracy. Not directly referring to the controversy, but films and art in general, he warned against undermining the rule of law in the country but ...

A man was found hanging this morning at Jaipur's famous Nahargarh fort. On the stone wall nearby was scribbled "'Padmavati' ka virodh (in opposition to 'Padmavati')".

Amid a raging controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati", the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should be allowed to do its job.

CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi today said the censor board was trying to resolve the controversy over the film "Padmavati" through dialogue and not arguments.

Within hours of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or the censor board informing the Padmavati producers that their application for certification had been found to be "incomplete", actor and social activist Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to question the intention of the board.

Union Minister Uma Bharti on Friday asked makers of the upcoming historical drama Padmavati to engage its detractors along with the censor board and historians to end the controversy around the release of the film.

Amid a raging row over 'Udta Punjab', Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley has said that movie certification norms have to be liberal and "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few days.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today asked the Censor Board to take note of claims that Ashutosh Gowariker's Panipat wrongly portrayed Maharaja Surajmal. He asked distributors to have a dialogue with Rajasthan's Jat community, some of whose members say are offended by the film starring Arjun Kapoor, Kriti Sanon and Sanjay Dutt.

"PM Narendra Modi", a biopic on the Prime Minister starring Vivek Oberoi, which was scheduled to be released today but was postponed amid a raging row, is yet to be "certified" and is going through the process of "examination", the chief of the censor board said. The opposition parties have questioned the timing of the film, alleging that it was a ...

After the top court's unequivocal order yesterday rejecting the final attempts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh to ban the film 'Padmaavat'', protests against the release of the movie turned violent. Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra stressed "People can't come and say law and order problems, ban the movie. Let us not come to a state where the exhi...

Censor board chief Prasoon Joshi will not be allowed to enter Rajasthan to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, the fringe group Rajput Karni Sena said today, continuing its protests against "Padmaavat" despite the Supreme Court's go-ahead to the film.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film 'Padmavati', which has been at the centre of a huge controversy, will get a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, popularly called the censor board. The board has suggested five modifications to the film including a change in the title to 'Padmavat' - and will issue the certificate once the modif...

The censor board asked the erstwhile Mewar royal family to join a panel to help certify Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati", which had angered Rajput community leaders for allegedly portraying the queen in a 'bad light', a member of the family said today.

Padmavati director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been asked by a parliamentary panel to attend its meeting in the Capital today to explain his point of view amid several states saying they will not allow screening of his film. Prasoon Joshi, who heads the country's censor board, has also been asked to attend the meeting.

"Padmavati" director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and censor board chief Prasoon Joshi have been asked by a parliamentary committee on IT to appear before it and present their views on the controversy surrounding the movie which has been accused of distorting history by fringe groups.

Amid the huge controversy over the upcoming historical drama 'Padmavati', Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said today that violent threats and announcing rewards for physical harm was not acceptable in a democracy. Not directly referring to the controversy, but films and art in general, he warned against undermining the rule of law in the country but ...

A man was found hanging this morning at Jaipur's famous Nahargarh fort. On the stone wall nearby was scribbled "'Padmavati' ka virodh (in opposition to 'Padmavati')".

Amid a raging controversy surrounding Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati", the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting today said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) should be allowed to do its job.

CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi today said the censor board was trying to resolve the controversy over the film "Padmavati" through dialogue and not arguments.

Within hours of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) or the censor board informing the Padmavati producers that their application for certification had been found to be "incomplete", actor and social activist Shabana Azmi took to Twitter to question the intention of the board.

Union Minister Uma Bharti on Friday asked makers of the upcoming historical drama Padmavati to engage its detractors along with the censor board and historians to end the controversy around the release of the film.

Amid a raging row over 'Udta Punjab', Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley has said that movie certification norms have to be liberal and "some very radical changes" will be announced over the next few days.