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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How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
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‘Lucky to learn and study Bengali’: William Radice (1951-2024) on why and how he translated Tagore
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Hydropower projects worth over Rs 70,000 crore at risk due to extreme weather in Uttarakhand: Report
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Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
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What meditation and mindfulness apps get wrong Buddhist ideals
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‘We Solve Murders’: Richard Osman’s new murder mystery promises – and delivers – a good time
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Why has the Supreme Court failed to curb air pollution in Delhi?
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A book of real-life accounts from the Indian Air Force honours those who took part in the 1962 war
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‘Gladiator II’ review: Sequel pulls out the stops to justify itself
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How the Supreme Court favoured Ajit Pawar-led NCP, while appearing to pull it up