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Film censorship

  • Release of film ‘Phule’ postponed after censor board seeks removal of caste references

    Release of film ‘Phule’ postponed after censor board seeks removal of caste references

    Scroll Staff
    · Apr 10, 2025 · 07:13 pm
  • Despite protests, censor board clears film in which characters named Ram and Sita file for divorce

    Despite protests, censor board clears film in which characters named Ram and Sita file for divorce

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 14, 2018 · 01:13 pm
  • From Vasundhara Raje to Siddaramaiah, here’s what chief ministers have said about ‘Padmavati’

    From Vasundhara Raje to Siddaramaiah, here’s what chief ministers have said about ‘Padmavati’

    Scroll Staff
    · Nov 21, 2017 · 12:53 pm
  • Padmavati release postponed: By failing to act against early attacks, government emboldened the mob

    Padmavati release postponed: By failing to act against early attacks, government emboldened the mob

    Nandini Ramnath
    · Nov 19, 2017 · 05:28 pm
  • Films about Kashmir, Rohith Vemula and JNU protests denied permission for screening at festival

    Films about Kashmir, Rohith Vemula and JNU protests denied permission for screening at festival

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 11, 2017 · 07:47 am
  • What the censors cut: ‘Akira’, ‘Island City’

    What the censors cut: ‘Akira’, ‘Island City’

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 02, 2016 · 12:00 pm
  • The Daily Fix: Shyam Benegal committee report raises hope that films will be certified, not censored

    The Daily Fix: Shyam Benegal committee report raises hope that films will be certified, not censored

    Ipsita Chakravarty
    · Apr 27, 2016 · 09:30 am
  • What the censors cut: ‘Triple 9’, ‘Teraa Suroor’

    What the censors cut: ‘Triple 9’, ‘Teraa Suroor’

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 11, 2016 · 02:42 pm
  • What the censors cut: ‘Direct Ishq’

    What the censors cut: ‘Direct Ishq’

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 19, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • What the censors cut: ‘Fitoor’, ‘Deadpool’

    What the censors cut: ‘Fitoor’, ‘Deadpool’

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 12, 2016 · 09:45 am
  • What the censors cut: ‘Ghayal Once Again’, ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’

    What the censors cut: ‘Ghayal Once Again’, ‘Sanam Teri Kasam’

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 05, 2016 · 09:30 am
  • Film certification should not limit artistic freedom, says Arun Jaitley

    Film certification should not limit artistic freedom, says Arun Jaitley

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 09, 2016 · 03:49 pm