The Central Board of Film Certification cannot control the internet (just yet) but it certainly can and does protect certain personalities from satire in the movies, such as Baba Shamdev (a reference to the wealthy godman Baba Ramdev). Meanwhile, Thithi (a certificate is not available) had to mute profanity and bleep out a visual of one of the characters looking at sexually explicit photographs.
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Weight loss resolutions don’t work – focusing on health and well being can be better
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How Rajendra Chola and his army sailed across the seas in the 11th century to beat the Malays
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Why India’s increasing elderly population faces a dire future
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Two Karnataka HC judges attend Brahmin convention, extol community’s contributions
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Man of Indian-origin gets eight-year jail sentence for ramming truck near White House
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US secretary of state flags ‘irregular migration’ in meeting with S Jaishankar
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From the memoir: Star para-athlete Deepa Malik recounts the discrimination she faced at the airport
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Bengaluru hotel owners protest meat ban near airshow venue
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New Delhi to assist US in repatriating 18,000 undocumented Indian migrants: Report
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RG Kar and Greeshma: Two murder cases show that capital punishment is a judicial lottery in India